Museo del Ferrocarril de Ponferrada
Museum in the former station of the Minero Siderúrgica in Ponferrada, with steam locomotives and the memory of the Ponferrada–Villablino mining railway.
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About the museum
The museum opened in 1999 on the site of the former station of the Minero Siderúrgica de Ponferrada (MSP), the company that worked the coal reserves of the Sil basins in El Bierzo and Laciana. It pays tribute to the hundreds of men and women who worked in the extraction and transport of coal and iron during the 20th century.
The narrow-gauge Ponferrada–Villablino railway, known as the Ponfeblino, entered service in 1919 to carry coal from the mines to Ponferrada. In addition to freight, it carried passengers until 1980, and it was the last line in Spain to keep steam locomotives in service.
Today the station hall houses a collection of locomotives from different periods, some of them genuine treasures of industrial archaeology. The station building also preserves plans, graphic material and literature on the railway and mining, and the EstaciónArte space shows works by visual artists from Ponferrada and El Bierzo.
Highlights
- Steam locomotives from different periods on display in the station hall
- Memory of the Ponferrada–Villablino mining railway (Ponfeblino)
- Plans, graphic material and library on railways and mining
- EstaciónArte, a space for visual artists from El Bierzo
- Free admission every Wednesday
Permanent exhibition
- Colección permanente de locomotoras de vapor – Steam locomotives from different periods displayed in the hall of the former station, together with plans, graphic material and literature on the Ponferrada–Villablino mining railway.
- Founded
- 1999
- Operated by
- Ayuntamiento de Ponferrada
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2.70 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €1.35Reduced or group rate; the tourism portal does not specify the requirements. |
Free admission: Every Wednesday of the year, free admission for everyone; on Sundays, free for holders of the Tarjeta Ciudadana de Ponferrada.
On special dates, such as International Museum Day, the town council may open its municipal museums free of charge.
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