Metro Museum, Delhi

Metro Museum

Metro Museum :

The Delhi Metro Museum at Patel Chowk Metro station showcases; the origin, history and journey of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation ( DMRC ). The Metro Museum is a collection of display panels, historical photographs. It also exhibits, traces of the origin of the Delhi Metro which took 32 years,  to reach the operational stage from the drawing boards. The Metro Museum has an extensive section on the construction of the Metro and the problems encountered during the process.  It  includes the story behind the construction of technological marvels, such as the Chawri Bazaar Metro station, which is the second deepest Metro station in the world. This museum was established in the year 2008.

Model of Tunnel

DMRC has put a model of Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), a “tooth” taken from a TBM, soil samples collected from around the city and helmets of different colors used at construction sites form part of the Metro Museum.

Technological Features of DMRC

The technological features of the Metro system such as the Automatic Train Control System, Automatic Fare Collection system, round-the-clock activities of various departments, features friendly for the physically challenged, actual Metro rails and Over Head Equipment (OHE) to supply power are described in the Metro Museum.

Animation Movie

The Delhi Metro Museum has two touch screen computers. These computers play the DMRC corporate movie and animations describing the way tunnel boring machines. As well as launching girders used in elevated construction work. Mannequins wearing the different uniforms worn by operations and construction staff.  You can also see brief descriptions about these. A model of the Metro train, models of stations, share certificates and close-circuit television camera which visitors can use are included.

Timings:

10:00 am – 11:00pm Monday Closed. Other Options: You may opt for Delhi VIP Tours or Delhi Darshan Cab Booking as well. Kindly call us for any information required for these tours. The above mentioned information, may change from time to time. If you find any change in details, then kindly contribute with latest information. Delhi Darshan has created this page for general information. So, that visitors to the city can get maximum output from their trip.
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