In this open-air museum on an area of 1.68 hectares. there is a collection of ancient steam locomotives, diesel locomotives, electric locomotives, wagons, more than 50 exhibits in total. Here you can see the steam locomotive of the P-36 series No. 232, produced in the XX century in a batch of only 251 units. There are steam locomotives L, Lv, Er, mainline and shunting locomotives, locomotives CHS-2, CHS-4, VL22, VL23, VL8, VL10, electric trains ER2, ER-200, and much more. In addition to rolling stock, you can see semaphores and traffic lights, truss assemblies of ancient metal bridges, track tools are placed on a separate board, and samples of rails produced from 1873 to 1949 are installed nearby. You can touch all the exhibits, climb inside, push buttons there and twist the handles.
In a separate pavilion there is a uniform of railway workers, historical documents, photographs, a station attendant's room with antique oak furniture of the late 19th century, appliances, tools and dishes has been recreated. There is even a cinema hall where documentaries on the theme of the museum are shown.
🕐 Working hours: from 9:00 to 17:00, break from 12:00 to 13:00; Monday is a day off.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adult – 90 rubles; children - 30 rubles; excursion support - 100 rubles. Booking excursions by phone +7 (846) 303-75-00.
🚶 How to get there: the museum is located at Litvinova str., 332a, letter 1 (museum on the map). It is not easy to get here by public transport, it is better to come by private car or taxi. You can also take trams No. 13, 24; buses No. 75, 126c (from the railway station), 126u (from the railway station), 131 (from the railway station), 217, 229, 240 (from Revolution Square), 480 (from the railway station). There are other routes from the center with transfers.
And we also advise you to see ready-made excursions around Samara, with which it will be much more interesting to get acquainted with the city. You can find and book group or individual tours of Samara from local residents on these verified sites with reviews: