National Railway Museum
The Museu Nacional Ferroviário tells a story that covers more than 160 years of railway history in Portugal. A tour around one of the best collections of railway heritage in Europe - with around 36,000 objects! - We propose a journey through time, from the first steam locomotives, to the rail transport of the future.
This is a space for collective experience, dialogue and shared knowledge, open to all audiences who are willing to discover the cultural heritage and the historical, symbolic and technological role of rail transport in Portugal.
Plan your Visit
Timetable
Tuesday to Sunday, 10.30 am to 5.30 pm.
Last entry is at 4.30 pm
Closed: New Year’s Day, Easter Sundays, May 1 and Christmas Day.
Contacts
Complexo Ferroviário do Entroncamento
Rua Eng. Ferreira de Mesquita, nº 1 A
2330-152, Entroncamento
How to get here
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The experience at the National Railway Museum
The Museu Nacional Ferroviário has the following services and amenities to make your visit a very pleasant and memorable experience:
- Audio guides available in six languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, German and Japanese;
- 20 lockers at the Museum reception;
- Tickets are valid for the whole day, so visitors can come and go by showing their ticket;
- Restrooms equipped with baby changing stations and facilities for people with special needs;
- First aid kit;
- Senior citizens aged 65 years or older with actual physical or mental limitations, pregnant women, disabled persons carrying proof of incapacity equal or higher than 60% (regardless of the type and origin of incapacity, provided that it is attested by a multipurpose certificate) and adults visiting with children aged 2 years or younger are entitled to priority entrance;
- Wheelchairs are available on demand at reception;
- The Museum has a safety plan in accordance with the law in force, which is periodically reviewed, pursuant to the Framework Law of Portuguese Museums. The safety plan is a confidential document and only the Museum’s staff have access thereto;
- We have a specific area for feeding and breastfeeding babies;
- Shop.
Notes
- The Museum does not have adult changing tables.
