Railway Museum Madrid

Madrid’s Delicias station was built in 1880, with a 170m X 34m train shed whose wrought-iron construction was based on principles demonstrated at the Paris International Exhibition of 1878.

Train services ceased in 1968 and since 1984 it has served to house Madrid's railway museum which has one of the largest collections in Europe of locomotives and rolling stock. Exhibits include a 4-wheel carriage of 1899 built in Manchester, and several locomotives of the 19th century from Britain and Germany, but Spanish locomotives of the 20th century are the most impressive features of the display. They include a Wagon-Lits restaurant car built in Bilbao in 1930, steam 4-8-4 of 1956 intended for express passenger trains, the Talgo train Virgen de Aranzazu built in 1951, and a Maffei/Babcock & Wilcox diesel hydraulic locomotive of 1966.

Railway Museum Madrid
Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid
Paseo de la Delicias 61
28045 Madrid
Spain
+34 (0) 902 - 228822
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Recommended duration of visit:2 Hours
Duration of a guided tour:60 Minutes
Admission:Charge
Access for persons with disabilities:Available
Infrastructure for children:
Catering:
Visitor centre on site:yes
Gift and book shop on site:yes

June to September:
Tuesday - Sunday 10am-3pm

October to May:
Monday - Thursday 9.30am-3pm
Friday - Sunday, bank holiday 10am-8pm
second Friday/month 10am-6pm

  • Guided tours optional
  • Guided tours for children