Eisenbahnmuseum Darmstadt-Kranichstein
Railroad museum in the former Kranichstein locomotive depot with a roundhouse, turntable, steam locomotives, and historic cars.
Om museet
The Kranichstein locomotive depot was built in 1898 together with a new marshalling yard in northeastern Darmstadt, because the old station could no longer handle the growing freight traffic. Locomotives for freight trains were maintained and housed here; a branch of the repair works took care of the freight cars.
The Museumsbahn association, founded in 1970, originally only wanted to run a historic steam train. From 1971 it housed its first vehicles in the Kranichstein engine shed, and as the collection grew and public interest increased, the site opened as a railroad museum on May 29, 1976. It is considered Germany's first dedicated railroad museum. Because the Bundesbahn (federal railway) banned steam locomotives from its tracks from 1977, the association set up its own museum line between Darmstadt Ost and Bessunger Forsthaus in 1984.
After the marshalling yard closed in 2002, the concept was expanded to preserve the site as an industrial and transportation monument. Since the 2010s, Darmstadt's railroad associations have jointly formed the "Bahnwelt Darmstadt-Kranichstein", which also includes the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Historische HEAG-Fahrzeuge with its tram museum.
The collection includes steam, diesel, and electric locomotives, passenger and freight cars, road trailers for heavy-load transport, and exhibitions on uniforms, tickets, track construction, and signal box technology. Several vehicles are operational and are used for special trips on the Deutsche Bahn network; traditional techniques such as riveting are passed on in the workshops.
Højdepunkter
- Historic roundhouse with turntable and coaling facility
- Operational steam locomotives, including 23 042
- Cutaway locomotive boiler and training signal box with model railroad
- Collections of railroad uniforms and tickets, with its own ticket printing shop
- Special steam train trips and major events such as the steam locomotive festival
Permanente udstillinger
- Fahrzeugsammlung im Ringlokschuppen – Locomotives and cars from several eras of railroad history in the historic locomotive depot, including operational steam locomotives and heavy-load road trailers.
- Themenausstellungen im Museumsgebäude – Uniforms, tickets, track superstructure, a training signal box, and a model of Darmstadt's Main-Neckar station explain railroad technology and everyday operations with a regional focus.
- Grundlagt
- 1976
- Ejer
- Museumsbahn e. V. Darmstadt (Bahnwelt Darmstadt-Kranichstein)
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 8 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 4 €50% discount for holders of the Ehrenamtscard (volunteer card), Darmstadt-Card, Teilhabecard, and the City of Darmstadt's Seniorenpass (senior pass), the Erstsemesterticket (first-semester ticket), and for wheelchair users and people with severe disabilities with a registered companion |
| Børn og unge | 4 €Children's price for ages 4 to 14; no price is listed for younger children. |
| Pensionister | –No general senior discount; holders of the Darmstadt Seniorenpass pay half price. |
| Personer med handicap | 4 €50% for wheelchair users and people with severe disabilities with an officially registered companion. |
| Studerende og elever | –No general student discount; 50% off with the Erstsemesterticket. |
| Grupper | –Group and special tours (also outside opening hours): €135 base price for up to 15 people, €9 for each additional person; register via info@bahnwelt.de. |
| Familier | 20 €2 adults and up to 3 children |
Prices for regular opening days without a special program; separate prices apply at events such as the Bahnwelttage or the steam locomotive festival. Tickets only at the museum ticket desk. Members of the ER-Club, Märklin Insider, Trix Profi, and LGB clubs get €1 off.
Tilgængelighed
- Delvis kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
All exhibition areas are step-free, but the outdoor grounds have uneven and sometimes dirty paths; the museum asks visitors with limited mobility to get in touch in advance.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Familiebillet | 20 € · 2 adults and up to 3 children |
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- Familieomvisninger & workshops
At the Kranichsteiner Bahnwelttage (railway world days) there is a children's program with rides on the Klein-Kranichsteiner-Kreisbahn (miniature circular railway) and a bouncy castle shaped like a steam locomotive. Reduced admission for children ages 4 to 14 and a family ticket. Because of the uneven outdoor grounds, sturdy shoes are recommended.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Kranichstein Bahnhof
Tram 4 and 5 to "Kranichstein Bahnhof"; bus A to "Wachtelweg" or "Steinstraße"; RB 75 to Darmstadt-Kranichstein station, then a few minutes' walk.
I bil
Gratis parkering
Free parking in the museum courtyard; during large and special events the courtyard is closed, and designated parking areas are then available nearby.
GPS address: Steinstraße 7, 64291 Darmstadt.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Café
- Museumsbutik
Cafeteria with coffee, cold drinks and snacks; souvenir and book sales.
Arrangementer & udlejning
- Lokaler til leje
- Private fester
- Firmaarrangementer
Op til 200 personer.
Celebrations, conferences, and corporate events in the roundhouse with up to 200 seats, packages for small groups of up to 30 people; amplified sound only until 22:00. Also photo shoots, cab rides in the locomotive, and chartered special trains.
Forespørgsel & detaljerPlanlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 60 min. |
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| Godt at vide | For safety reasons, the grounds are accessible only when accompanied by museum staff; the tour included in admission lasts about 1 to 1.5 hours. Sturdy, flat shoes recommended. Special steam train excursions (mostly from Darmstadt Hbf) and lecture evenings according to the events calendar. |
