The Asturias Railway Museum is one of the few museums of its kind in Spain . It was created with the aim of preserving, researching, and disseminating the history of the railway in Asturias.
It has an important collection of objects related to the railway and its permanent exhibition based in Gijón offers us a broad view of the relationship established between the railway and the social, technical and economic history of Asturias.
In addition, it has an outstanding documentation center that brings together a valuable collection of graphic and documentary evidence for understanding the history of Asturias over the last 150 years.
The Asturias Railway Museum stands on the grounds of the former Renfe station in Gijón . The passenger building, a prime example of a terminal station dating from 1872-1873, has been preserved. It occupies an area of 17.000 m2, encompassing the old station building, the new building constructed to house the permanent exhibition, the platforms, the track area, the multipurpose hall, and the outdoor grounds.
Currently, more than 1100 items of all kinds have been collected , including fifty vehicles (locomotives, passenger cars and wagons), signals, interlockings, streetlights, scales, machine tools, telegraphs, telephones, photographs, etc.
The Museum offers over 300 pieces on display , including more than 50 pieces of rolling stock. One of the most interesting collections is that of restored steam locomotives, some of which are operational. It also features other items such as rails, sleepers, telegraphs, keys, oil cans, signals, telephones, whistles, clocks, ticket printers, cooking pots, license plates, and signs.
Information:
Address:
North Station Square, s / n. 33212, Gijon
Telephone Number: 985 18 17 77
Source: Gijón Railway Museum.
Text: © Ramón Molleda for asturias.com
