KUJ järnvägsmuseum

About the museum

The Köping–Uttersberg Railway was built to make transport from the works in Hedströmsdalen and neighbouring places down to Köping harbour more efficient. The line was inaugurated in 1866 and built with the unusual track gauge of 1093 millimetres. Riddarhytte bruk (ironworks) built the Uttersberg–Riddarhyttans Järnväg itself, completed in 1879, and it was bought in 1911 by the Köping–Uttersberg Railway, after which the two lines together became the Köping–Uttersberg–Riddarhyttans Järnväg (KURJ). The railway was used for works freight for just over a century, until closure.

Köping–Uttersbergs Järnvägs museiförening (KUJmf) is a non-profit association formed in 1975, based in Köping. The association wants to preserve and bring to life the material and intangible memories of KURJ, to preserve and restore vehicles and objects in its collections, and to work for a railway museum and a museum railway in Köping.

The association has premises and an exhibition in the railway’s old station building. Next to it is the engine shed, which on the outside largely resembles the first engine shed in Köping. There the vehicles are stored: the only surviving steam locomotive from the line, Patric Reuterswärd, two passenger coaches, the locomotive Z4tu 316, an inspection trolley and some bicycle trolleys (cykeldressiner).

Highlights

• The steam locomotive Patric Reuterswärd
• Coaches no. 1, 9 and 10
• The locomotive Z4tu 316
• Inspection trolley and bicycle trolleys
• Exhibition on the Köping–Uttersberg–Riddarhyttans Järnväg in the old station building

Permanent exhibitions

• Utställning om Köping–Uttersberg–Riddarhyttans Järnväg – Exhibition on the line’s history and vehicles in the old station building, with a small selection of older photographs connected to the station.
• Lokstallet – Engine shed with the steam locomotive Patric Reuterswärd, passenger coaches, the locomotive Z4tu 316 and trolleys.

Founded

1975

Operated by

Köping–Uttersbergs Järnvägs museiförening (KUJmf)

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Getting there & parking

The museum lies behind the old railway station at Hamnplan in Köping.

Amenities & dining

The station building next door houses a restaurant.

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