HUBBALLI: The
Hubballi Railway Museum, a key tourist attraction in north Karnataka for history buffs, is set to
open its doors for visitors from Wednesday.
Claimed to be the first its of kind in the region, the museum is centrally located next to the second entry of
Hubballi Railway Station on Gadag Road opposite to Central Railway Hospital.
Set up by
South Western Railway, the museum boasts of preserving and portraying the glorious
heritage of the
national carrier.
“The museum aims at preserving and portraying the glorious heritage of various branches of Railways and the displaying the gradual evolution of advanced systems in all spheres of Railway working. At Hubballi Museum the artefacts are broadly arranged in three sections — the two cottages named Malaprabha and Ghataprabha and the outdoor section,” stated a press release from SWR.
“The unique feature of this museum is that is it has been set up with the available resources by mobilising materials and man power,” said SWR general manager A K Singh.
The new museum will be opened to the public from August 5 and the entry will be free for the first five days up to August 9 and it will remain open from 4pm to 7pm on these days.
The regular working hours for the museum from August 11 will be from 12noon to 7pm. It will remain closed on Mondays. During weekends and public holidays, it will remain open from 12noon to 8pm.