Rétrotrain

Rétrotrain is a museum in Saint-Ghislain, Arrondissement of Mons, Wallonia. Rétrotrain is situated nearby to the fountain Fontaine des Sphères, as well as near the square Place Albert-Elisabeth.

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Type: Museum
Also known as: “Espace Train” and “Musée du Rail”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint-Ghislain railway station and Grand-Hornu.

Saint-Ghislain railway station

Railway station

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Saint-Ghislain railway station is situated 510 metres west of Rétrotrain.

Grand-Hornu

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Grand-Hornu is an old industrial coal mining complex and company town in Hornu, near Mons, in Belgium. It was built by Henri De Gorge between 1810 and 1830. Grand-Hornu is situated 1¼ km southeast of Rétrotrain.

Cimetière d’Hornu

Cemetery

Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cimetière d’Hornu is a cemetery, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Rétrotrain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hornu and Boussu.

Hornu

Village

Photo: Peter Van den Bossche, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hornu is a village.

Boussu

Town

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Boussu is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. As of January 1, 2006, Boussu had a population of 20,058. The total area is 20.01 km. The municipality consists of the following districts: Boussu and Hornu.

Quaregnon

Town

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Quaregnon is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2018 Quaregnon had a total population of 19,006. The total area is 11.08 km. The municipality consists of the following districts: Quaregnon and Wasmuel. Quaregnon is situated 2½ km east of Rétrotrain.

Rétrotrain

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Saint-Ghislain, Arrondissement of Mons, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.44392° or 50° 26′ 38″ north

Longitude

3.82579° or 3° 49′ 33″ east

Height

6 metres (20 feet)

Roof shape

gabled

Operator

Patrimoine Ferroviaire et Tourisme

Open location code

9F25CRVG+H8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 114865048

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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