Tribune News Service
New Delhi, December 21
The DMRC has been allotted 12,000 sq metres of land right next to the Shastri Park Metro station to set up a museum, touted as South Asia's 'first modern Metro Museum' that would serve the twin purpose of 'entertainment and education'.
The present museum, operating out of Patel Chowk Metro station, apart from being considered the world's first Metro Museum located in a functional metro station, is modelled on London's Transport Museum.
"Land identification and allotment have been done for an independent building at a large plot of land adjacent to the Shastri Park Metro station, that would serve in educating as well as entertaining visitors," said a DMRC spokesperson adding that it would be 'easily accessible' due to its proximity to the station.
Officials said that new exhibits would be added to the museum, to chart the Metro's journey since its inception to its current growing stage.
"We plan to set up an elaborate museum there which will cover all aspects of Metro functioning," said the official. It will also have facilities for school and college students to visit in groups.
The DMRC authorities had been planning to move the museum out of its current premises to a separate building for a long time.
The museum, a brainchild of DMRC chief spokesperson Anuj Dayal, in its present capacity houses exhibits such as working models of trains, replicas of tunnel boring machines, souvenirs apart from several pictorial informational panels charting the history of the Metro network.
As part of its efforts to promote history among the people, the DMRC has also put up informative panels at the Mandi House station.
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