Gitanjali Rail Museum

Positioned opposite Bolpur railway station, Gitanjali Rail Museum is named after Tagore's Nobel Prize-winning anthology and serves as most visitors' first cultural encounter with Shantiniketan. The museum displays vintage locomotives, railway artefacts, and memorabilia tracing the railway's role in connecting Bolpur to the wider world. Compact and easily walkable, it sets a fitting tone for the heritage-rich town that lies just beyond its gates, making it a worthwhile first stop before heading into the campus.