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Golra Sharif Railway Museum

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Golra Sharif Railway Museum

The Pakistan Railways Heritage Museum at Golra Sharif station, Islamabad: 150 years of railway relics in a 19th-century junction station.

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The Golra Sharif Railway Museum, also called the Pakistan Railways Heritage Museum, is at Golra Sharif railway station near sector F-13 of Islamabad. The station is a junction at about 1,994 feet, south-east of the Margalla Hills. Two galleries hold relics and memorabilia from more than 150 years of railways, back to the British Raj.

Why go

  • ✦150 years of railway heritage
  • ✦A working junction station
  • ✦Old locomotives and carriages

History

The museum was set up in 2003 and renovated in 2018.

How to Reach

At Golra Sharif station near sector F-13, Islamabad.

Planning tip

Best Time to Visit, October to April.

Getting there, At Golra Sharif station near sector F-13, Islamabad.

Allow, About an hour.

What to Do

◆See the old locomotives on the tracks
◆Browse the two galleries
◆Combine with the Golra Sharif shrine nearby