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National Railway Museum

National Railway Museum, Kadugannawa
Established	27 December 2014
Location	Kadugannawa, Sri Lanka
Coordinates	7°15′27.4″N 80°31′15.1″E / 7.257611°N 80.520861°E / 7.257611; 80.520861
Type	Railway museum
Owner	Sri Lanka Railways
Public transit access	Kadugannawa Railway Station
Website	railway.gov.lk

The National Railway Museum of Sri Lanka is located in Kadugannawa, west of Kandy. The museum is owned by Sri Lanka Railways.

The museum was opened on 27 December 2014 in order to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the railways in Sri Lanka. Previously, the museum was located in Colombo; the old museum was opened in May 2009.

The museum has old engines, locomotives, rail cars, trolleys, carriages, machinery, and equipment that have been used since the beginning of Sri Lanka Railway.

Operating hours

The museum is open daily from 9.00 AM to 4.00 PM and closed on Poya days.

Payment is by cash at counter, and ticket fee is LKR 10.00 to children with school uniforms, LKR 20.00 to children without school uniforms, LKR 50.00 to adults and LKR 500.00 to foreign citizens.

Locomotive exhibits

Class	Picture	Locomotive Type
M1		Diesel-Electric
S3		Diesel-Mechanical Push Pull train
S7
G1		Diesel-Electric Shunter
N2		Narrow gauge Diesels
P1
E1		Steam

See also

• List of museums in Sri Lanka
• Sri Lanka Railways

References

1. "National Railway Museum declared open in Kadugannawa". Sri Lanka Railways. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
2. "Sri Lanka Railways to relocate National Railway Museum to hill country". Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
3. "The National Railway Museum, Sri Lanka". Retrieved 25 May 2015.
4. "The national railway museum Kadugannwa". Retrieved 25 May 2015.
5. "National railway Museum Kadugannwa". Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

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