[1] The museum spans over an area of over 4.4 hectares (11 acres) and the indoor gallery comprises an octagonal building which houses six display galleries and a large open area is laid out to simulate the atmosphere of a railway yard.

[3] A Transport Museum was first proposed in 1962, under the advice of rail enthusiast Michael Graham Satow.

The proposal took a concrete shape in 1970 and on 7 October 1971 the foundation stone was laid at the museum's present site in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, by the then-President of India, V. V.

VIP Lounge: The museum has a state of the art air-conditioned conference hall with seating capacity of 20-25 persons.

The Maharaja of Gwalior had a silver model train that ran along the banquet table and served food to the royal guests.