Railway Museum, Belgrade

Railway Museum
Железнички музеј / Železnički muzej

Established	February 1, 1950 (1950-02-01)
Location	Nemanjina 6, Belgrade
Type	railway museum
Website	Railway Museum

The Railway Museum (Serbian: Železnički muzej / Железнички музеј) is a museum in the Savski venac neighbourhood of Belgrade. It was founded on February 1, 1950, and today is part of Serbian Railways company. First exhibition was held in 1953 under title "Through the history of Yugoslav Railways" (Kroz istoriju Jugoslovenskih Železnica). Museum is in possession of over 40,000 objects and also has an archive and library. It also operates the Šargan Eight narrow gauge heritage railway, running from the village of Mokra Gora to Šargan Vitasi station.

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Railway Museum at the Serbian Railways web site

Belgrade

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Coordinates: 44°48′22″N 20°27′31″E / 44.80611°N 20.45861°E / 44.80611; 20.45861

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