Munkedals Jernväg

Narrow-gauge museum railway (600 mm) in Munkedal with steam locomotives, summer services, a Tomte Train at Advent and a small museum on the history of the works railway.

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About the museum

Munkedals Jernväg was built for the Munkedals paper mill. The mill grew up by the rapids of the Munkedalsälven after Munkedals AB was formed in 1871, and it needed a better way to get its paper bales to the harbour at Saltkällan. After horse-drawn carts and the road locomotive Stuten (“the mare”), a deep-water harbour was built at Skree and a 600-millimetre narrow-gauge railway was laid between the harbour and the mill, a distance of 5.6 kilometres. The first steam train ran on 12 July 1895, and the line was officially opened in December the same year.

From the beginning the line carried passengers and was linked, together with the company’s steamboat to Gothenburg, to the region’s transport links. Over the years more steam locomotives and wagons were bought, among them a brigade locomotive from the First World War and a Mallet locomotive; after the Second World War oil trains ran between the harbour and the railway station.

The original works railway was closed, and the museum association Museiföreningen Munkedals Jernväg took over the operation, starting to run a short stretch as a museum railway in 1983. The association today owns, maintains and runs a line of 3.3 kilometres with the locomotive and wagons. In summer, trains run from Åtorp, and the museum at Bangårdsvägen in Munkedal is open on certain days. Before Christmas the popular Tomte Train (Tomtetåget) runs, and the association is working, among other things, on a model railway from the mill to the harbour.

Highlights

Narrow-gauge museum railway on 600 mm track with steam locomotives in service
Summer services with departures from Åtorp
The Tomte Train (Tomtetåget) on the first and second Advent
Locomotives and wagons from the time of the works railway
Museum on the history of the works railway, with a model railway under construction

Founded: 1983
Operated by: Museiföreningen Munkedals Jernväg

Admission & discounts

Tomte Train 2026, adult	SEK 230All-in-one ticket including lussekatt (saffron bun), a hot drink, gingerbread, mulled wine, sausage and bread.
Tomte Train 2026, children and young people aged 4–15	SEK 130Small children travel free, and all children who meet the tomte receive a small present.

Tickets for the Tomte Train are booked on the website and paid with Swish; those without Swish can book by e-mail and pay on site by card or cash. Tickets must be collected at least 15 minutes before departure.