National Railway Museum

About National Railway Museum

Housed in a building close to Kandy, the National Railway Museum offers visitors an insight into Sri Lanka's rail heritage. As with similar institutions, the collection is likely to include historic locomotives, carriages and related artefacts that chart the development of the island's railway network, much of which was originally established during the colonial period to serve the tea-growing regions of the Hill Country. Visitors with an interest in industrial or transport history will find it a worthwhile stop, and the museum provides useful context for those intending to travel the celebrated mountain railway routes nearby. It is a relatively unhurried attraction, well suited to a morning visit before exploring Kandy itself.

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