Göteborgs spårvägsmuseum
Tram museum in the old depot in Gårda with veteran trams and buses, tram history and a tram simulator.
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About the museum
Göteborgs spårvägsmuseum (Gothenburg Tram Museum) is run by the non-profit association Spårvägssällskapet Ringlinien (Ringlinien Tram Society), which was founded in 1981 to preserve the history of local public transport and its vehicles. Since then the association has run veteran trams on the Liseberg line and takes on charter services.
The museum is in Gårdahallen, a tram depot built in 1930 as a complement to the Stampen depot. When the trams moved to the new depot at Rantorget in the 1980s, Gårdahallen was allowed to remain, and in 1989 the museum trams and the Ringlinien activity moved there. At the end of 1995 the municipal council decided that the building should be preserved as a depot for the historic tram fleet.
In the hall stand the association's veteran trams and veteran buses. The museum shows, among other things, tickets and fares, uniforms, film and a model tramway under construction.
Highlights
- Veteran trams and veteran buses in the preserved Gårda depot
- Guided tours of the depot
- Tram simulator with a real driver's desk
- Uniforms and tickets through the ages
- Film and slideshow on the development of the trams
Permanent exhibitions
- Basutställning om spårvägens historia – Shows tram fares and tickets through the ages, the development of uniforms up to the 1970s, and the museum trams in pictures from the past.
- Vagnhallen Gårda – The preserved depot from 1930 where the association's veteran trams and veteran buses are displayed.
- Founded
- 2011
- Operated by
- Spårvägssällskapet Ringlinien
Admission & discounts
| Adults | SEK 50 |
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| Children & teens | SEK 25free up to age 6 · Children and young people aged 7–16 pay SEK 25; children under 7 accompanied by an adult go free. |
Members of Spårvägssällskapet Ringlinien have free admission. A guided tour of the depot is included in the admission.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 6 |
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- Hands-on stations
Visitors can test-drive the tram simulator, which has a real driver's desk.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Svingeln
The nearest tram stop is Svingeln (trams 1, 3, 6 and 8). Bus line 60 runs to the stop Vagnhallen Gårda.
By car
Parking available
Parking garage at the junction of Anders Perssonsgatan and J Sigfrid Edströms gata.
The entrance to the depot and the museum is on the south side of the hall.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
The museum sells traffic literature, almanacs and postcards.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours of the depot are included in the admission. There is a tram simulator in the museum. Groups are received by arrangement; booking is done via the form on the website. |
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