Railway Museum of Thessaloniki

About the museum

The Railway Museum of Thessaloniki is housed in the building of the former Military Station, a station designed and built in 1891–1894 by the Italian architect Pietro Arrigoni. The building was declared a monument in 2012 and is linked with the railway route Thessaloniki–Constantinople.

The museum was inaugurated on 16 June 2001 by the then Minister of Culture. It is run by the association “Friends of the Thessaloniki Railway” and houses collectible objects that were saved through the persistent efforts of the association.

The exhibition covers the Greek railway, from the stationmaster’s office to the technology of signals and telecommunications, as well as the daily life of railway workers. The halls display steam locomotives, passenger and working carriages and sections of the Orient Express.

Highlights

• Two Da 0-6-0T series steam locomotives
• Restaurant carriage of the Orient Express from 1927 and a sleeping car
• Objects from the Royal Train
• Signals, telegraphs, clocks and magneto telephones
• Restored carriages linked with the transport of the Jews of Thessaloniki

Permanent exhibition

• Μόνιμη έκθεση σιδηροδρομικής ιστορίας – Steam locomotives, Orient Express carriages, objects from the Royal Train and railway tools present the history of the Greek railway.

Founded

2001

Operated by

Σύλλογος «Φίλοι του Σιδηροδρόμου Θεσσαλονίκης»

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

The museum is aimed at families, school groups and train enthusiasts.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the railway area of Dialogi, on the boundary of the municipalities of Kordelio–Evosmos and Menemeni–Ampelokipoi.

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