Swedish Railway Museum — Attraction in Gävle kommun

I had been waiting since 2019 for the museum to reopen!

Loved: The chronological ordering of locomotives, and the corresponding social, technical and organizational aspects. Concise information boards, videos in Swedish along with English translations. The large turntable is worth viewing. Scale models for display.

Kid-friendly(indoor play area, outdoor park, small train ride).

Can be improved: The shop/butik. It needs much more items ranging from fridge magnets to scale models of SJ locomotives and carriages. While they have covered the history and provided a glimpse of futuristic trains, I don't recall seeing a summary of how train traffic looks today(2010-2024) in terms of freight, passenger and military services. Turntable is action. It is perhaps the largest turntable in Sweden, and the visitors would love seeing an engine being turned by a single person. Guided tours in both Swedish and English, even if they decide to charge for the same. Add another railbus between 1312 and 1512 hours during the peak season.

It is a must-visit for railfans, and also for families willing to get a glimpse of trains of past and future. It is undoubtedly one of the top 10 Swedish museums that I have...

Greatest place for kids and adults alike. The exhibits are impressive and historically comprehensive. I learned a ton and was awe inspired by some of the trains. Today we took the rälsbuss and it went to the other side of the city and through Gävle general to tåghallen, it’s a quick and easy ride in an old school train. The tåghall is quite extraordinary, I did not know what to expect really but there are seemingly hundreds of trains and other vehicles to see. They date from the mid 1800s to fairly current ones. Also minitåget (mini train) is outside the exhibit hall which was a huge hit with my two and half year old, we rode it three times, very fun. There is a good playground, play room, several old buildings to see including an old station house which seemed to be from maybe the 50s. Overall a great experience, highly recommend! All is in English as...

This is one of biggest train museum in Sweden. There are absolutely a lot to watch. Take a look at my videos and photos. I didn't expect this much things in the railway museum and it ended up with satisfaction. I'm recommending this place to whoever in love with history of railways. At the end there is a game station kids can play train rides. Outside has a small play area. There is a restaurant area at the entrance. You can have lunch buffet or simple meal there. Washrooms are available. As my experience, I have travelled from Luleå to Kullaberg. In this trip this train museum was a biggest exiting place. It has a lot to see than Örebro castle. örebro castle was a waste of time.Highly recommend...