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World Heritage Day: Online ticket system launched for National Rail Museum

Online ticket system launched for National Rail Museum.

National Rail Museum in association with Indian Railway Catering &amp; Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC), has announced the launch of an online ticketing system for visitors.

The online ticketing system for the museum was launched by V.K.Tripathi, Chairman &amp; CEO, Railway Board today on the occasion of World Heritage Day.

The National Rail Museum represents 169 years of rich heritage of Indian Railways. Emulating the setting of a railway yard, the extensive outdoor gallery houses a variety of steam, diesel and electric locomotives along with a fascinating collection of royal saloons, wagons, carriages, armoured trains, rail cars and a turntable.

Interactive displays and models exhibited inside the Indoor gallery display the remarkable stories related to early modes of transportation till date. There are a variety of rides e.g. Joy &amp; Toy Train ride, 3D Virtual Coach ride, other simulators ride with steam, diesel and electric locomotives.

The museum attracts around 5 lakh visitors every year and showcases how Indian Railways helped in unification and progress of India as a nation. The objective for introducing the online ticketing is to eliminate queues at for the visitors which in turn aimed to reduce wait time and other benefits bringing National Rail Museum on par with Delhi&rsquo;s best public and private museums and galleries

Visitors can also experience the train/engine simulator rides with slot booking. The customer can use multiple payment modes i.e. Credit/Debit cards, Net banking, Wallets, UPI etc. Counter booking is also enabled with POS machines for digital payments. The QR code enabled tickets can even be scanned through the Mobile App provided to the Ticket checking staff at the different counters for facilitating&nbsp; easy entry.

Museum remains open from Tuesday to Sunday (10:00 hours to 17:00 hours) and now with the beginning of online ticketing, visitors can avail online ticket booking facility through website&ndash; <a href="https://www.nrmindia.org/">www.nrmindia.org</a>.