Bangladesh Railway Museum is a sole railway museum of Bangladesh Railway located in Chattogram, Bangladesh. It was a bungalow before turns to a museum on November 15, 2003, which showcases some of the rich collection of relics, objects used in Assam Bengal Railway (1942), Eastern Bengal Railway (1947) and Pakistan Railway (1961). The preserved artifacts mainly belong to mechanical, electrical, telecommunication, signal, traffic, and engineering departments of the Bangladesh Railway. It also includes different kinds of lamps and lights, fans and bells, uniforms and accessories of station masters, signaling equipment, transmitters, analog telephone, monograms, track switches, and railway sleepers. The museum located on a land of 12-acre atop a hillock opposite Bangladesh Railway Carriage and Wagon Workshop at Ambagan, Pahartali. This presentation covers a development plan for The Bangladesh Railway Museum.

1. PRESENTATION ON:
Development Plan of Bangladesh Railway Museum.

2. Prepared By:
Sanjida Ashrafi Ananya
Department of Accounting,
Premier University, Chittagong.

3. History of Bangladesh Railway Museum
Bangladesh Railway Museum is a sole railway museum of Bangladesh Railway located in Chattogram, Bangladesh.
It was a bungalow before turns to a museum on November 15, 2003, which showcases some of the rich collection of relics,
objects used in Assam Bengal Railway (1942), Eastern Bengal Railway (1947) and Pakistan Railway (1961).

4. Demand of Reconstruction
1. The Port City has a very few recreational places.
2. No new collections has hit the museum.
3. The number of visitors up to 2015-16 was increasing.
4. Visitors presence would have been much higher if new artifacts were
displayed with regular publicity about the museum.
5. Need to modernize the museum

5. Present Condition of Bangladesh Railway Museum
Due to lack of proper maintenance
and the lack of presentation of
Bangladesh Railway history, the
museum had been shuttered down.

6. Some Advanced Railway Museum of the world

7. Proposal of New Bangladesh Railway Museum
Mission
The mission of the Bangladesh Railway Museum is to
share with the general public the heritage, as well as
the current and future development of Bangladesh
Railroading through artistic, cultural and educational
programming.
Vision
To be an inspirational museum of
which the people of Bangladesh
are proud.

8. Proposal of New Bangladesh Railway Museum
1. To develop our culture and capabilities,
2. To continue to evolve and grow,
3. To increase engagement and quality of experience for our communities through
access to and outreach from the Museum,
4. To actively care for, protect and develop our collections and physical environment,
5. To increase our resources and use them wisely,
6. To build and contribute to productive value of national heritage of Bangladesh.
Objectives

9. Proposal of New Bangladesh Railway Museum
New Location
Saidpur, Nilphamari, Dhaka
Pahartali, Chattogram
Pakshi, Pabna

10. Why new location?
1. Land cost minimization
2. Carriage of locomotives too dangerous & expensive
3. Workshop availability
4. Opportunity to tourist attraction in different parts of country
5. Historical places of railway are chosen for the proposed museum
6. Overall cost minimization
7. Availability of more resources

11. Inside of the Museum
Map of the museum in the entrance

12. Bangladesh Railway History Gallery

13. Locomotive Train of Different Generation
Assam Bengal Railway (1942)

14. Locomotive Train of Different Generation
Eastern Bengal Steam Railway (1947)

15. Locomotive Train of Different Generation
East Pakistan Railway (1961)

16. Locomotive Train of Different Generation
BR 2023 BR 2024 BR 2909

17. Locomotive Train of Different Generation
Suborno Express Demu Train Bonolota Express

18. Locomotive Train of Different Generation
Chittagong University Shuttle Train

19. Architect Model of Old Railways

20. Old Headlight, Signaling & Control Phone of Railway

21. Monogram of Different Railways

22. Library Mosque

23. Locker Restaurant

24. Parking lot

25. 3D Hall with Digital Projection of Railway Museums

26. Activity
Adults Child (3-12 years)
Weekdays
Weekend and Govt
Holidays
Weekdays
Weekend and Govt
Holidays
Entry Charges 75 100 10 30
Joy Train 30 50 10 30
Parking Charges 100 100 Nil Nil
Locker Charges 50 50 20 20
Pricing(Per Person)

27. Visiting Schedule
 Open Days: Monday To Friday
 Schedule: 10 AM to 5 PM
 Time Required To Visit: 2-3 Hours
 Weekly Off: Saturday

28. Assumed Expenses for Developing Bangladesh Railway Museum
Particulars Taka (For 3 Sites)
Building & Parking 24 Crore
Supplementary Cost 10 Crore
Equipment cost 25 Crore
Magazine & Books 1.5 Crore
Modern equipment 3 Crore
Lighting 6 Crore
Advertising & Publicity 1.5 Crore

29. SWOT Analysis

30. Strengths
1. Bangladesh Railway Museum will established in Saidpur, Dhaka; Pahartali,
Chattogram; Pakshi, Pabna, where the workshop and old heritage are available.
2. Well developed and proven infrastructure and business practices.
3. Community sense of ownership and pride
4. Ability to ‘make a difference’ in our community
5. Committed management team focused on developing the organization and the
people who are part of it
6. Location in the three part of Bangladesh.

31. Weaknesses
1. Reliance on Local Authorities with small ratepayer bases for core funding
2. Reliance on revenue generation and fundraising
3. Parking limitation.

32. Opportunities
1. Revenue generation ideas,
2. Settlers Museum redevelopment,
3. Offsite exhibition ideas,
4. National and international market for exhibits and exhibitions,
5. Tourist attraction.

33. Threats
1. Local community spending behavior,
2. Skilled/experienced labor shortage in Museum sector,
3. Political situation,
4. Natural disaster.

34. Recommendation
1. Require skilled and experienced employees
2. Disaster recovery and emergency response planning
3. Capital and resource allocation from Bangladesh Railway, Asian
Development Bank (ADB) & Bangladesh Government.
4. Advance planning to protect the visitors in political violence or other
instability.
5. Expanded parking area.

35. Why We Are Different?
1. Fabulous collection of Bangladesh Rail heritage
2. State-of-the-art indoor section
3. Outdoor gallery
4. The rails restaurant
5. Only one railway museum in Bangladesh
6. Exciting souvenirs
7. All aboard for a journey of inspiration and education.
8. Interconnected by digitalization.
9. Other facilities e.g- library, mosque etc.