Swedish Railway Museum

The Swedish Railway Museum, in , Gästrikland, is the national museum for Sweden's railway history. The Swedish Railway Museum is tasked with acquiring, preserving and supplying knowledge about Swedish railway history on the basis of the national collection.
jarnvagsmuseet.se
+46 26 14 46 15
Wikipedia
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  • Opening hours:
    29 June—18 August: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
    19 August—30 December: Tuesday—Sunday 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
    24 December, 25 December, 31 December, and 1 January: closed
  • Email: info@jarnvagsmuseet.se
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: national museum for Sweden’s railway history
  • Also known as: “Järnvägsmuseet”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hemlingby Church and Gävle Castle.

Church
Photo: Ulkl, Public domain.
is situated 640 metres southwest of Swedish Railway Museum.

Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a palace in , , rebuilt several times since its foundation in 1583. It is the official residence of the County Governor of . is situated 2 km northwest of Swedish Railway Museum.

Railway station
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Swedish Railway Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gävle and Alderholmen.

Photo: Tomiwoj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a port on the Baltic Sea in , the southernmost part of . In 2020 the city had a population of 79,004. Another 20,000 live in associated small towns.

Locality
Photo: I99pema, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality.

Suburb
is a part of the city of , situated 5 km west of its centre, in east central . There is a smaller Coop grocery store, it is more commonly known under the name of Konsum. is situated 5 km west of Swedish Railway Museum.

Swedish Railway Museum

Latitude
60.66175° or 60° 39′ 42″ north
Longitude
17.17111° or 17° 10′ 16″ east
Operator
Statens maritima och transporthistoriska museer
Open location code
9FGVM56C+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 246956804
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1787641
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Swedish Railway Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف السويد للسكك الحديدية”
  • Armenian: “Շվեդական երկաթուղային թանգարան”
  • Belarusian: “Шведскі чыгуначны музей”
  • Chinese: “瑞典铁路博物馆”
  • Chinese: “瑞典鐵路博物館”
  • Danish: “Järnvägsmuseet”
  • Danish: “Sveriges Jernbanemuseum i Gävle”
  • Danish: “Sveriges Jernbanemuseum”
  • Dutch: “spoorwegmuseum van Gävle”
  • Dutch: “Zweeds spoorwegmuseum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف السويد للسكك الحديديه”
  • Finnish: “Järnvägsmuseet”
  • Finnish: “Ruotsin rautatiemuseo”
  • French: “Musée suédois des chemins de fer”
  • German: “Eisenbahnmuseum Gävle”
  • German: “Schwedisches Eisenbahnmuseum”
  • German: “Sveriges Järnvägsmuseum”
  • Irish: “Músaem Iarnróid na Sualainne”
  • Italian: “Museo ferroviario svedese”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Kolei Żelazne”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Kolejnictwa w Szwecji”
  • Polish: “Sveriges Järnvägsmuseum”
  • Russian: “Järnvägsmuseet”
  • Russian: “Шведский железнодорожный музей”
  • Swedish: “Järnvägsmuseet”
  • Swedish: “Sveriges järnvägsmuseum, Gävle”
  • Swedish: “Sveriges järnvägsmuseum”
  • Swedish: “Sveriges Järnvägsmuseum”
  • Ukrainian: “Шведський залізничний музей”

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