Darmstadt Railway Museum

Engineer readies the steam locomotive Ken Spink (none)

Locomotive 4981 "Mainz" enters the turntable Ken Spink (none)

Museum includes turntable and working shops Ken Spink (none)

Kids inspect a Berlin S-bahn car Ken Spink (none)

A smith forges new parts to keep the trains running. Ken Spink (none)

Many volunteers are retired railway workers Ken Spink (none)

97-210 under steam takes visitors for a short ride in the cab Ken Spink (none)

Chains do heavy lifting in the well-equipped shop Ken Spink (none)

01-10 class pulled express trains at speeds up to 150 kph Ken Spink (none)

Both steam and diesel-electric engines are in working order Ken Spink (none)

A steam locomotive boiler being refurbished in the shop Ken Spink (none)

A railroad repair machine Ken Spink (none)

the "Fiery Elias" is a steam-powered trolley Ken Spink (none)

"Fiery Elias" makes an annual trip through downtown Darmstadt Ken Spink (none)

Switch engine and vintage car Ken Spink (none)

Located in Darmstadt-Kranichstein, the Eisenbahn Museum occupies a railroad depot established in 1898. The museum has been open for over 30 years and has over 40 locomotives and more than 150 carriages in its collection.

The Museum features working steam and diesel locomotives, a large model train layout, historical vehicles and displays, and frequently-scheduled steam train excursions. Historic working steam engines include still-operational DRG 23 042, 01 1056, 41 024, and 44 404 steam engines, steam locomotive 4981 “Mainz” (a Prussian G 8), which was transferred from Turkey, the Austrian locomotive 97 210, a rack railway steam engine from the Erzberg railway, the DB locomotive number 103 101-2, the DRG E 16 08 electric engine, and several DB Class V 36 diesel locomotives.

The museum operates steam excursions monthly in conjunction with the Deutsch Bundesbahn.

Know Before You Go

The Museum is located a short walk from the northern end of tram lines 4/5, a quick 16-minute ride from Darmstadt's city center Luisenplatz. The DB Darmstadt-Kranitchstein station is also a short walk away, a short 6 minute trip on the regional line to Aschaffenburg from the beautiful Art Deco Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof.