Museu Nacional Ferroviário

Portugal’s national railway museum occupies part of the old railway complex at Entroncamento, a town that grew up around the junction of the country’s main lines. Across four and a half hectares, the museum brings together locomotives, carriages and thousands of smaller objects that tell the story of more than 150 years of railways in Portugal.

A living railway collection

The museum is housed in the distinguished buildings of the Entroncamento railway complex and is laid out as a ‘living space’, where the history of the train is presented through its engines, carriages and equipment. Its collection of around 36,000 objects is one of the best railway heritage collections in Europe.

What to see

• Steam locomotives, carriages and wagons spanning the history of Portuguese railways.
• Interactive displays on how railways shaped the country.
• Workshops and family activities, often linked to railway anniversaries.
• The museum’s network of smaller railway museums elsewhere in Portugal.

Visiting the museum

The museum is at Rua Engenheiro Ferreira de Mesquita, Complexo Ferroviario do Entroncamento, 2330-152 Entroncamento, a few minutes’ walk from the railway station. It is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:30 to 17:30, and tickets start from 3 euros.

Visitor information: fmnf.pt.

Image credit: Museu Nacional Ferroviario, Entroncamento, by Protectportugal, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.