Opened 1979 | Phone +30 21 0512 6295 | |
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Address Siokou 4, Athina 104 43, Greece Hours Closed now Thursday9AM–1:30PMFriday9AM–1:30PMSaturday(Greek Independence Day)9AM–1:30PMHours might differSundayClosedMondayClosedTuesday9AM–1:30PMWednesday9AM–1:30PMSuggest an edit Similar Electric Railways Museum, Museum of Pavlos and Alexandr, Theatrical Museum of Greece, Centre for the Study of Traditio, Museum of Greek Folk Musical I |
The Railway Museum of Athens, Greece, was founded by the Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) in 1978. It is currently located at 4 Siokou Street, next to the mainline from Athens to Inoi. The museum has a collection of items related to the history of rail transport in Greece, many of them exhibited in its five rooms. The museum is open daily from 09:00 to 13:00 except Mondays, and is also open on Wednesday evenings from 17:00 to 20:00. Admission is free. Photography in the museum is permitted from 2015 onwards (was prohibited in the past).
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Notable exhibits
The museum has very limited space. The rolling stock collection is exhibited in Hall B and consists mainly of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge vehicles. Exhibited rolling stock includes the following:
Hall B
Sidewalk
Three industrial locomotives from Eretria Chrome Mines:
Backyard
In poor condition, the following 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) EIS/ISAP rolling stock is in oper air storage awaiting renovation: