A specially made hand-crafted model of a Delhi Metro train was launched at the inauguration of a ten-day photo exhibition at Patel Chowk metro rail station here on Thursday. The exhibition commemorates the first anniversary of the Delhi Metro Museum at the station.
The exhibition, “Metro through the Lens”, has on display about 70 high-resolution photographs contributed by leading publications and newspapers. These photographs capture and depict the eventful journey of the metro over the years. While one of them shows the first metro train that rolled out in the Capital back in 2002, another captures moments inside the coaches.
“These photographs highlight the decade-long illustrious journey of the metro system that has changed the face of the national Capital. The exhibition will be open for public viewing from January 1 to 9,” said a Delhi Metro spokesperson.
Referring to the metro museum, he said: “On January 1, 2009, the Metro Museum, the first of its kind in South Asia, was presented as a New Year gift to the people of Delhi. A treasure trove of display panels, historical photographs and exhibits about the metro railway, the museum traces the genesis of the Delhi Metro which took 32 years to reach the operational stage from the drawing boards.”
The train model that was unveiled on Thursday is made of high-quality plastic and is covered by transparent acrylic plastic sheets. The model has been designed and hand-made keeping in mind all the minute details and specifications of the original metro train.
Priced rather steeply at Rs.10,000 apiece, the model is designed to cater mainly to connoisseurs who would want to treasure the metallic train memento as a souvenir.
“During the past one year the Metro Museum has been enriched with more exhibits and information. Working models of the Operational Control Centre and a Tunnel Boring Machine were installed and the train model already installed there was also illuminated. Specially designed metro tie-pins and cuff-links have also been put on sale at the souvenirs counter,” said the spokesperson.
