Museo del Ferrocarril de Cuba

Museo del Ferrocarril de Cuba is a museum in Cerro, La Habana Province which is located on Cristina y Arroyo. Museo del Ferrocarril de Cuba is situated nearby to the marketplace Mercadito de cuatro camino, as well as near the military installation Atarés.

Opening hours: Wednesday—Saturday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM and Sunday 9:00 AM—1:00 PM
Type: Museum
Also known as: “Estación de Cristina”
Address: Cristina y Arroyo

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Latin American Stadium and Central Railway Station.

Latin American Stadium

Stadium

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The Estadio Latinoamericano is a stadium in Havana, Cuba. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the second largest baseball stadium in the world by capacity. Latin American Stadium is situated 1¼ km southwest of Museo del Ferrocarril de Cuba.

Central Railway Station

Railway station

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Havana Central is the main railway terminal in Havana and the largest railway station in Cuba. It serves as the hub of the rail system in the country. It handles the arrival and departure of national and divisional commuter trains, and is home to the national railway company, Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Cuba, the only intercity passenger rail transport operating in the Caribbean. Central Railway Station is situated 1¼ km northeast of Museo del Ferrocarril de Cuba.

Fraternity park

Park

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The Parque de la Fraternidad was built in the 1790s as a military practice range by the Spanish government, It was expanded in 1793 by Belgian engineer Agustin Cramer, and later Bishop Espada improved the lighting of the Campo. Fraternity park is situated 1¼ km north of Museo del Ferrocarril de Cuba.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Havana.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

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The Havana Chinatown is in the municipality of Centro Habana and is one of the oldest and largest Chinatowns in Latin America. It is considered the second most important in the world, after that of San Francisco in the United States.

Havana

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Havana is the capital city of Cuba, and one of the fifteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba. Visitors come to Havana for its music, history, culture, architecture and monuments.

Vedado

Suburb

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Vedado is a central business district and urban neighborhood in the city of Havana, Cuba. Bordered on the east by Calzada de Infanta and Central Havana, and on the west by the Alemendares River and Miramar / Playa district, Vedado is a more modern part of the city than the areas to the east, developed in the first half of the 20th century, during the Republic period. Vedado is situated 3 km northwest of Museo del Ferrocarril de Cuba.

Museo del Ferrocarril de Cuba

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Cerro, La Habana Province, Cuba, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

23.1229° or 23° 7′ 22″ north

Longitude

-82.36493° or 82° 21′ 54″ west

Open location code

76MV4JFP+52

OpenStreetMap ID

way 194910494

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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