Hungarian Railway Museum
The Hungarian Railway Museum is one of Budapest’s fondest childhood mornings turned into history. Set on a former MÁV depot site, it covers over 70,000 square meters and houses more than a hundred exhibits, from steam to electric locomotives, with several engines still operating for nostalgic trips. The collection includes a teak dining car built for the Orient Express (1900s-era style) and the Árpád railcar (built in 1934), plus a Soviet GAZ-13 Chaika that once served as a premier’s official car and was later adapted to travel on rails. Open since July 14, 2000, the site preserves a turntable and a roundhouse with 34 bays, along with a hands-on engine simulator that was originally built for the MÁV V63, giving you a tactile sense of railway work. …
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