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Train tickets

An exhibition in our museum is dedicated to the hitherto little-noticed tickets, which comprehensively presents the history of the development of tickets in Germany. This exhibition was opened for the 30th anniversary of the Museumsbahn e. V. association in 2001 and comprehensively expanded on the occasion of the museum’s 40th anniversary. In the entrance area is the ticket window salvaged from Ober-Ramstadt station. In addition to an AEG desktop printer, various utensils of the transport service are displayed in the counter.

The exhibition provides an insight into over 180 years of German railway history, with a focus on the Darmstadt area. Preference is given to tickets in Edmondsonian format (30.5 mm x 57 mm), as well as an introduction to their inventor Thomas Edmondson.

We also run our own ticket printing works. Here we use historic printing presses to produce true-to-the-original tickets in Edmonson format, both for our own needs and for other museum railways. If you would like to know more, please contact Mr. R. Völger (fahrkartendruckerei@bahnwelt.de).

Accessibility of the exhibition:
Während der Öffnungszeiten des Museums

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Our Special Trips Summer 2026

On Saturday 22 August 2026, we’ll be taking you from Darmstadt Central Station to the beautiful Ahr Valley on train 141 228-7!

Come and discover the fascinating history of the former government bunker in Ahrweiler, or enjoy the delicious wine and other culinary delights on offer at the ‘rural wine festival’!

On Sunday 6 September 2026, a special steam train hauled by ELNA 184 DME will run on the Frankfurt Harbour Railway!

At a total of four stops, you will learn about the fascinating industrial history of Frankfurt’s banks of the Main as part of the ‘Rhine-Main Industrial Heritage Days’ and this year’s theme, ‘The Dawn of the Modern Age’.

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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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