Jarnvagsmuseet, Midnight Sun Coast, Sweden

4.5 (156 reviews) Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #3 in Midnight Sun Coast Speciality Museums

The best railway museum I have seen

TEMPORARILY CLOSED Swedish Railway Museum is currently closed for renovation of the exhibitions. During this time you are most welcome to join us for trips with our historical trains, to various destinations.around Sweden. The Train Hall, where the collections are stored, will be opened for display first weekend of each month, from May through September 2018. Swedish Railway Museum is the central institution within Swedish National Maritime Museums which also oversees its three sister museums, the Naval Museum, the Vasa Museum and the Maritime Museum. During the early 1900s, objects began to be collected that were considered to be of historical value for the future. The collections are of international top class and consists of over 300 vehicles from the mid-1800s to the present day. The collections do not only consist of vehicles but also objects, photographs, archives and books. Swedish Railway Museum is currently closed for renovation of the exhibitions. During this time you are most welcome to join us for trips with our historical trains, to various destinations around Sweden. The Train Hall, where the collections are stored, will be opened for display during a few weekends. Please, visit our web for more information about those occations.

Address

Karlsborgsgatan 1, Gävle 803 25 Sweden

Mobile

+46 26 455 14 60

Website

http://www.jarnvagsmuseet.se

Email

[email protected]

Current local date and time now

Monday, May 13, 2024, 13:08

User Ratings

4.5 based on (156 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 5Ana L 5:00 PM Jun 6, 2016
    Probably the best railway museum in Sweden
    Very complete museum, though I expected more trains outside, considering the amount of trains we find in Lulea's Museum, which is kept by volunteers. A lot of information to read, available both in Swedish and English, also nice if you have kids. The outside area is also very nice, and you should bring food, and eat outside, while you look at the small train that runs around the museum (which you can take for 20 SEK). The museum is not expensive (60 SEK/adult) and the shop has interesting items. Allow yourself 2-3h to see the whole area.
  • 4CopyMats 5:00 PM Sep 29, 2009
    Old trains are more fun than you would imagine.
    Can old trains really be fun? I must admit my expectations were on the lower side of the scale, but I'm glad that I gave The Swedish Railway Museum a chance! It was very interesting to see and actually be able to climb on to engines and waggons all the way from the mid 19th century and up til today. The museum claims it is one of the finest collections in the world, and I cannot argue with that. It is very easy to follow the development of the swedish railways and also get a good insight in other historical events a long the way. There are also model trains and a gift shop. I understand that there are historic trains departing from the central station on a few special occasions every year. It would of course be nice if that was a more regular service, as the museum is situated a bit outside of the city center and might be a little difficult to find.

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