Kristianstads järnvägsmuseum

About the museum

Kristianstads järnvägsmuseum (Kristianstad Railway Museum) opened on 19 May 1979 and is run by Regionmuseet Skåne (Skåne Regional Museum). The museum is on the grounds around the closed Kristianstad Södra station, where an old museum hall and the railyard are used to show railway history from north-eastern Skåne.

The activities are based on a long-standing cooperation between Regionmuseet Skåne and Museiföreningen Östra Skånes Järnvägar (Museum Association for the Railways of Eastern Skåne). The regional museum owns the steam locomotives and some of the carriages, while the association owns, among other things, rail buses, locomotives and an electric locomotive. Members of the association carry out the practical operation and run trains on the narrow-gauge track outside the museum.

Indoors there are locomotives, carriages, signs, a ticket kiosk and train compartments from earlier times, as well as an exhibition on Landins cykelverkstad (Landin's bicycle workshop). In the railyard there are station buildings, various goods wagons, a turntable and a coal crane, and in the southern part there is narrow-gauge equipment that shows how the railway looked in Blekinge. On certain days a small steam locomotive runs with the youngest visitors.

Highlights

• Locomotives and carriages in the museum hall and in the railyard
• Railway compartments that visitors can step into
• Railyard with turntable, coal crane and station buildings
• Narrow-gauge train with a small steam locomotive on certain days
• Exhibition on Landin's bicycle workshop

Permanent exhibition

• Järnvägsutställningen – Locomotives, carriages, signs, a ticket kiosk and train compartments from earlier times are shown indoors, and the railyard has station buildings and goods wagons.

Founded

1979

Operated by

Regionmuseet Skåne

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Ramps are provided between the level differences in the railway exhibition, but none of the displayed carriages has an accessible entrance. A stair lift leads to the exhibition on Landin's bicycle workshop one floor up. The railyard is not accessible but has several open, level surfaces.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Playground / play area

Children and adults can enter the railway compartments and look at train models. In one of the carriages there is a small play corner, and on certain days rides are arranged for the youngest with the small steam locomotive.

Getting there & parking

The museum is located opposite the Arena.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop
• Coat check

Small shop at the reception with ice cream, souvenirs, toys and books. Unstaffed cloakroom.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.