Central Europe
Switzerland
Canton of Lucerne

Swiss Museum of Transport

The Swiss Museum of Transport or Verkehrshaus der Schweiz in opened in July 1959 and exhibits all forms of transport including trains, automobiles, ships and aircraft as well as communication technology.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Lucerne, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “SMT”, “Swiss Museum of Transport and Communication”, “Swiss Transport Museum”, and “Verkehrshaus der Schweiz”
  • Address: Lidostrasse 5, Luzern, 6006
  • Wheelchair access: no
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Luzern Verkehrshaus railway station and Hans Erni Museum.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the city of , in the canton of . It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lucerne–Immensee line of Swiss Federal Railways. is situated 140 metres northeast of Swiss Museum of Transport.

Building
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is a building, which is situated 100 metres south of Swiss Museum of Transport.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 720 metres northeast of Swiss Museum of Transport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dietschiberg and Lucerne.

Locality
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is a locality.

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is a beautiful small city which sits on the shores of Lake in the heartland of . is a popular destination for the city itself and the accessible outings around the lake and local Alps that it offers.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in . is situated 3 km east of Swiss Museum of Transport.

Swiss Museum of Transport

Latitude
47.05279° or 47° 3′ 10″ north
Longitude
8.33648° or 8° 20′ 11″ east
Elevation
434 metres (1,424 feet)
Open location code
8FVC383P+4H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 135207248
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
12005737
Wiki­data ID
Q670595
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Swiss Museum of Transport” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Շվեյցարական տրանսպորտի թանգարան”
  • Chinese: “瑞士交通博物館”
  • Chinese: “瑞士交通博物馆”
  • Dutch: “Verkeersmuseum van Zwitserland”
  • Dutch: “Verkehrshaus der Schweiz”
  • Esperanto: “Svisa muzeo de trafiko”
  • Finnish: “Sveitsin liikennemuseo”
  • French: “MST”
  • French: “Musee des transports Lucerne”
  • French: “Musée suisse des transports et des communications”
  • French: “Musee suisse des transports”
  • French: “musée suisse des Transports”
  • French: “Musée suisse des transports”
  • German: “Verkehrsarchiv, Verkehrshaus der Schweiz”
  • German: “Verkehrshaus der Schweiz”
  • German: “Verkehrshaus Luzern”
  • German: “VHS”
  • Italian: “MST”
  • Italian: “Museo Svizzero dei Trasporti e delle Comunicazioni”
  • Italian: “Museo svizzero dei trasporti”
  • Italian: “Museo Svizzero dei Trasporti”
  • Japanese: “スイス交通博物館”
  • Korean: “스위스 교통박물관”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Transportu Szwajcarii”
  • Polish: “Verkehrshaus der Schweiz”
  • Polish: “Verkehrshaus Luzern”
  • Polish: “VHS”
  • Russian: “Швейцарский музей транспорта”
  • Slovenian: “Švicarski prometni muzej”
  • Slovenian: “Verkehrshaus der Schweiz”
  • Slovenian: “VHS”
  • Spanish: “Museo Suizo de Transporte”
  • Swiss German: “Verchehrshuus”
  • Turkish: “Luzern Ulaştırma Müzesi”

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