Museum closed on 13/05/2026
2. May 2026
Due to the preparations for the Bahnwelttage, the Railway Museum will be closed on Wednesday, 13 May 2026. We ask for your understanding and look
Due to the preparations for the Bahnwelttage, the Railway Museum will be closed on Wednesday, 13 May 2026. We ask for your understanding and look
The Railway Museum will be taking a Christmas and winter break from 16 December 2024 up to and including 11 January 2025. The first opening
Following the success of the first edition for the current year, there is now also a calendar for 2025 with twelve unique and carefully selected
The railway museum’s visitor barracks, the central point of contact for museum visitors, is undergoing extensive refurbishment of the exterior façade and roof. After work
On 2 October 2024, another of our well-established and well-attended lecture evenings took place at the museum. The museum’s cafeteria was filled to capacity when
A wedding celebration surrounded by steam engines? – The Thau couple from the Taunus region came to this spontaneous decision after a visit to the
On Sunday, 8 September 2024, in consultation with Deutsche Bahn, we were able to open the “R1” signal box to interested visitors on Open Monument
The first trip to Griesheim was again used by numerous passengers. In reasonably good weather, the open goods wagon, the only original wagon from the
The 15 enthusiasts from the Geneva Tramway Club were aware that vintage electric trams require a completely different environment than steam locomotives when they visited
The unforgettable Salzkammergut local railway and the myth attached to it – Gunter Mackinger, a native of Salzburg who was technical operations manager and director
Hop on the steam train, hauled by 23 042, at Darmstadt or Bensheim, and experience the German Grape Harvest Festival with Palatinate wine, local specialities and live music. Alternatively, railway enthusiasts can take the iconic ‘Kuckucksbähnel’ and the ‘Sissi’ steam locomotive through the idyllic Elmstein Valley – a special outing for connoisseurs and lovers of railway nostalgia!
On 7 and 8 November 2026, take a historic steam train from Darmstadt Central Station to the Dieburg St Martin’s Market!
The St Martin’s Market awaits you with the season’s first mulled wine and a wide range of other culinary and craft delights. The special train runs three times a day, there and back.
On the 3rd Sunday of Advent, 13 December 2026: Special steam train journey to the Heidelberg Christmas markets!
From Darmstadt or Bensheim, we’ll take you to the enchanting Christmas markets in the various squares along the Hauptstraße, with views of the illuminated Heidelberg Castle.
Mit unserem Jubiläumskalender feiern wir 50 Jahre Eisenbahnmuseum Darmstadt-Kranichstein – eines der bedeutendsten Eisenbahnmuseen Deutschlands. Die zwölf eindrucksvollen Motive zeigen dabei verschiedene Exponate im Kontext unvergesslicher historischer Meilensteine aus fünf Jahrzehnten gelebter Eisenbahnkultur.
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