Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid

Over het museum

The Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid occupies the former Madrid-Delicias station, which opened on 30 March 1880 in the presence of Alfonso XII and Queen María Cristina. It was built by the company of the Ciudad Real to Badajoz railway, to a design attributed to the French engineer Émile Cachelièvre, and was the first great monumental station in Madrid. It later passed to the companies MZA and MCP.

Passenger services ended on 30 June 1969 with the night express to Badajoz. Renfe approved the closure in 1970, but the site continued to operate as a freight station until the early 1980s. The museum opened to the public on 19 December 1984 and now depends on the Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles.

The permanent exhibition traces key moments in railway history: steam, diesel and electric traction, infrastructure and track, railway traffic control and the importance of time on the railways. The central hall houses locomotives, passenger carriages and platforms; the other rooms contain historic rolling stock, clocks, the history of the station itself, toys and model railways, and in the attic is the Territorio Ferroviario model, presented as the largest in Spain. Outside, vehicles and the Algodor interlocking are on display.

Hoogtepunten

• Central hall of the 1880 station with steam, diesel and electric locomotives
• Territorio Ferroviario, a dynamic model presented as the largest in Spain
• Clock room and the room for toys and railway modelling
• Talgo II “Virgen de Aránzazu” and Renfe's first electronic ticket-sales system
• Outdoor area with vehicles and the Algodor interlocking

Vaste collectie

• Exposición permanente – A tour of railway history with locomotives, carriages, infrastructure, clocks, toys and model railways in the central hall, the rooms and the outdoor area of the former Delicias station.

Opgericht

1967

Beheerder

Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Admission includes the permanent exhibition and the temporary exhibitions. Unemployed people from the EU, staff of companies in the Foundation's network, holders of railway staff cards from Renfe, Adif or Eusko Trenbideak, and members of ICOM and other museum associations also enter free. Discounts are checked at the ticket office with a valid official document; payment is in cash or by card.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The museum states that it has an adapted route; no further features are detailed.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Verschoonruimte

Interactive game “Marco Topo” for children aged 6 to 12 (€1.25, entry ticket not included) and the scavenger hunt “175 años de ferrocarril en Madrid”, free with admission. School groups can combine their visit with workshops, a ride on the model train in the railway park, or a theatre performance.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe
• Wifi

Bookshop and cloakroom. Free wifi zone. Baby-changing facilities and a defibrillator are available.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen

Tot 2.800 personen.

Spaces for corporate and private events: the central hall, the Fomento hall, the Arganzuela room, the María Cristina room, the Javier Aranguren/Juan B. Cabrera room and the outdoor track area. Maximum capacity of 2,800 people for a cocktail reception in the central hall.

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