Armenian Railways Museum
The Armenian Railways Museum is a railway museum in Yerevan, Armenia. On 31 July 2009, the South Caucasus Railway Company, a rail operator in Armenia, owned by Russian Railways, opened the Railway Museum in Yerevan in the building of Yerevan railway station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: Monday—Friday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: railway museum in Yerevan, Armenia
- Also known as: “Armenian Railway Museum”, “Museum of Armenian Railways”, “Museum of Railway Transport of Armenia”, and “Railway Museum of Armenia”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yerevan Railway Station and David of Sassoun Statue.
Yerevan Railway Station
Railway stop
Photo: 23artashes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yerevan railway station is the central station of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, located south of downtown Yerevan, approximately 2.8 km from Republic Square. It is connected to the adjacent David of Sasun metro station by a pedestrian tunnel.
David of Sassoun Statue
Monument
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
David of Sassoun is a copper equestrian statue portraying David of Sassoun in Yerevan, Armenia. Erected by the sculptor and artist Yervand Kochar in 1959, it depicts the protagonist of the Armenian national epic Daredevils of Sassoun. David of Sassoun Statue is situated 110 metres east of Armenian Railways Museum.
David of Sassoun Metro Station
Metro station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
David of Sasun is a Yerevan Metro station, opened on 7 March 1981. The station is located in the center of Yerevan, in the Shengavit District, with exits to David of Sasun Square with the statue to David of Sasun, Yerevan railway station, Tigran the Great and Artsakh Avenues, and Sevan Street. David of Sassoun Metro Station is situated 140 metres southwest of Armenian Railways Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nor Butania and Verin Shengavit.
Nor Butania
Neighborhood
Nor Butania, is a neighbourhood in the Erebuni District of Yerevan, Armenia.
Saritagh
Neighborhood
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saritagh, is a neighbourhood in the Erebuni District of Yerevan, Armenia.
Armenian Railways Museum
- Categories: railway museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Yerevan, Central Armenia, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.15557° or 40° 9′ 20″ northLongitude
44.50824° or 44° 30′ 30″ eastElevation
967 metres (3,173 feet)Open location code
8HG65G45+67OpenStreetMap ID
node 1459239555OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Armenian Railways Museum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف السكك الحديدية الأرمنية”
- Armenian: “Հայաստանի երկաթուղու թանգարան”
- Azerbaijani: “Ermənistan Dəmir Yolları Muzeyi”
- Central Kurdish: “مۆزەخانەی ھێڵی ئاسنی ئەرمەنستان”
- French: “musée arménien des chemins de fer”
- French: “Musée ferroviaire arménien”
- Georgian: “სომხეთის რკინიგზის მუზეუმი”
- German: “Armenisches Eisenbahnmuseum”
- Hausa: “Gidan Tarihin Jirgin Sama na Armenia”
- Italian: “Museo ferroviario armeno”
- Latvian: “Armēnijas dzelzceļa muzejs”
- Persian: “موزه راهآهن ارمنستان”
- Romanian: “Muzeul Căilor Ferate Armene”
- Russian: “Музей Армянской железной дороги”
- Russian: “Музей железной дороги Армении”
- Swedish: “Armeniens järnvägsmuseum”
- Telugu: “ఆర్మేనియన్ రైల్వే మ్యూజియం”
- Turkish: “Ermeni Demiryolları Müzesi”
- Ukrainian: “Музей залізниці Вірменії”
- Western Armenian: “Հայաստանի Երկաթուղիի Թանգարան”
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