Swedish Railway Museum
Swedish Railway Museum is a museum in Gävle socken, Gävle Heliga Trefaldighet, Gävleborg County. Swedish Railway Museum is situated nearby to the playground Nynäsplan, as well as near Jungfrugatan.- Opening hours:
29 June—18 August: noon—4:00 PM
1 January—28 June and 19 August—31 December: closed - Email: info@jarnvagsmuseet.se
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Järnvägsmuseet”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Strömvallen and Gävle Theatre.
Strömvallen
Pitch
Photo: Vadjag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Strömvallen is a football stadium in Gävle, Sweden. It was the home ground of Gefle IF until 2015. The stadium holds 6,703 people and was initially opened in 1903, with a dedicated spectator area built in 1923. Strömvallen is situated 1 km south of Swedish Railway Museum.
Gävle Theatre
Theater building
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gävle Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 1 km east of Swedish Railway Museum.
Gävle Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Gävle Castle is a palace in Gävle, Sweden, rebuilt several times since its foundation in 1583. It is the official residence of the County Governor of Gävleborg County. Gävle Castle is situated 1¼ km southeast of Swedish Railway Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gävle and Alderholmen.
Gävle
Photo: Tomiwoj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gävle is a port on the Baltic Sea in Gävleborg County, the southernmost part of Norrland. In 2020 the city had a population of 79,004. Another 20,000 live in associated small towns.
Alderholmen
Locality
Photo: I99pema, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alderholmen is a locality, which is situated 2½ km east of Swedish Railway Museum.
Hagaström
Suburb
Hagaström is a part of the city of Gävle, situated 5 km west of its centre, Gävle Municipality in east central Sweden. There is a smaller Coop grocery store, it is more commonly known under the name of Konsum. Hagaström is situated 3 km west of Swedish Railway Museum.
Swedish Railway Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, industrial building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Gävle socken, Gävle Heliga Trefaldighet, Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.68009° or 60° 40′ 48″ northLongitude
17.12672° or 17° 7′ 36″ eastOperator
Statens maritima och transporthistoriska museerOpen location code
9FGVM4JG+2MOpenStreetMap ID
way 99067850OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Ukrainian—“Swedish Railway Museum” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Sveriges Jernbanemuseum i Gävle”
- German: “Schwedisches Eisenbahnmuseum”
- Swedish: “Sveriges Järnvägsmuseum”
- Ukrainian: “Шведський залізничний музей”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nynäsplan and Jungfrugatan.
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