About the Museum

Our museum complex features an open-air railway equipment display, multimedia installations, and guided tours for children and adults.

Virtual tour

Large territory

The museum complex covers almost 100,000 square meters. Two buildings - the old locomotive depot and an impressive contemporary building - are connected by a glass gallery with a suspended bridge, forming a single museum space.

Museum map

Exhibits and tours

Guided routes introduce visitors to rare steam engines, locomotives, carriages, and other railway equipment. Historic exhibits are complemented by working models, interactive installations, and temporary exhibitions.

Exhibits

For children and adults

The new museum is an excellent venue for contemporary educational programs, children's events, lectures, and themed film screenings.

Children's programs

Museum in numbers

2M+

more than 2.4 million visitors since the museum opened

123

unique rolling-stock exhibits are held in the museum collection

44

multimedia installations operate in the museum

Museum mission

(01) Preserve and study the history of railways (01) Preserve and study the history of railways (01) Preserve and study the history of railways (01) Preserve and study the history of railways

(02) Store, restore, and exhibit examples of railway equipment (02) Store, restore, and exhibit examples of railway equipment (02) Store, restore, and exhibit examples of railway equipment (02) Store, restore, and exhibit examples of railway equipment

(03) Preserve the memory of railway workers' contribution to Russia's development (03) Preserve the memory of railway workers' contribution to Russia's development (03) Preserve the memory of railway workers' contribution to Russia's development (03) Preserve the memory of railway workers' contribution to Russia's development

(04) Foster patriotism and respect for the work of railway employees (04) Foster patriotism and respect for the work of railway employees (04) Foster patriotism and respect for the work of railway employees (04) Foster patriotism and respect for the work of railway employees

(05) Introduce visitors to advanced transport technologies (05) Introduce visitors to advanced transport technologies (05) Introduce visitors to advanced transport technologies (05) Introduce visitors to advanced transport technologies

(06) Serve as Russia's largest leisure center for children and adults (06) Serve as Russia's largest leisure center for children and adults (06) Serve as Russia's largest leisure center for children and adults (06) Serve as Russia's largest leisure center for children and adults

We hope our museum will become a place where adults and children discover the history of railways and see how engineering ideas transformed the country. Come for discoveries, impressions, and respect for the work of railway professionals.

Museum administration

Company details

TIN 7708503727
TRRC 783801001
PSRN 1037739877295

Postal address

Building 1, 4/2 Bibliotechny Lane,
Saint Petersburg, 190068, Russia

The Russian Railway Museum is a structural subdivision of Oktyabrskaya Railway, a branch of JSC Russian Railways.

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