<p> If you are fond of collecting souvenirs and are fascinated with 150-year-old history of Indian Railways then the newly-opened store at National Rail Museum at New Delhi Railway Station is the place to drop by. <br /><br /></p>.<p>National Rail Museum opened its first flagship store for Rail souvenirs at platform number one in New Delhi Railway Station on Monday. Souvenir Shoppe — designed in a distinct British architectural design with slanting roof and red brick walls to refresh the memories of pre-independence era — aims at depicting the glorious past of Indian Railways.<br /><br />The souvenir shop would have a host of items with a stamp of railway’s heritage on each product. <br /><br />Ranging from a replica of world’s oldest certified working steam locomotive, Fairy Queen (1855) to the replica of locomotives used in Himalayan Darjeeling Railway dated 1889. <br /><br />In order to woo kids, different flavours of chocolates in steam loco shapes and old railway princely crests have also been put on sale there. <br /><br />While the store at New Delhi railway station is first of its kind, the officials said they are planning to open a similar store at Shimla railway station a month later. <br /><br />“The idea behind opening the store is to bring the heritage of Indian Railways closer to people,” said Manu Goel, executive director, heritage, Indian Railways. <br /><br />“While New Delhi railway station was chosen (as store’s venue) due to the high footfall, the next shop is likely to come up at Shimla as it is a popular tourist destination. Going by the response to these stores, we would take a call on opening such stores at other major stations across the country,” he added. <br /><br />Divisional railway manager Anurag Sachan said adequate measures would be taken to popularise the kiosks. “We would incorporate the information about the store in the public announcement system,” Sachan said. <br /><br />The other items offered for sale at the station include models of old station clock, caps, T-shirts, engine-shaped paper weights, ties and books on heritage steam locos. </p>
<p> If you are fond of collecting souvenirs and are fascinated with 150-year-old history of Indian Railways then the newly-opened store at National Rail Museum at New Delhi Railway Station is the place to drop by. <br /><br /></p>.<p>National Rail Museum opened its first flagship store for Rail souvenirs at platform number one in New Delhi Railway Station on Monday. Souvenir Shoppe — designed in a distinct British architectural design with slanting roof and red brick walls to refresh the memories of pre-independence era — aims at depicting the glorious past of Indian Railways.<br /><br />The souvenir shop would have a host of items with a stamp of railway’s heritage on each product. <br /><br />Ranging from a replica of world’s oldest certified working steam locomotive, Fairy Queen (1855) to the replica of locomotives used in Himalayan Darjeeling Railway dated 1889. <br /><br />In order to woo kids, different flavours of chocolates in steam loco shapes and old railway princely crests have also been put on sale there. <br /><br />While the store at New Delhi railway station is first of its kind, the officials said they are planning to open a similar store at Shimla railway station a month later. <br /><br />“The idea behind opening the store is to bring the heritage of Indian Railways closer to people,” said Manu Goel, executive director, heritage, Indian Railways. <br /><br />“While New Delhi railway station was chosen (as store’s venue) due to the high footfall, the next shop is likely to come up at Shimla as it is a popular tourist destination. Going by the response to these stores, we would take a call on opening such stores at other major stations across the country,” he added. <br /><br />Divisional railway manager Anurag Sachan said adequate measures would be taken to popularise the kiosks. “We would incorporate the information about the store in the public announcement system,” Sachan said. <br /><br />The other items offered for sale at the station include models of old station clock, caps, T-shirts, engine-shaped paper weights, ties and books on heritage steam locos. </p>
