Museum

Railway Museum

Arganzuela and Madrid Río, Madrid

Address
Paseo de las Delicias 61, Madrid
Hours
Mon to Fri
9:30 to 15:00
Sat
10:00 to 19:00
Sun
10:00 to 15:00

October to May Monday to Friday 09:30 to 15:00, Saturdays and holidays 10:00 to 19:00, Sundays 10:00 to 15:00. June to September every day 10:00 to 15:00. Closed 25 December, 1 and 6 January. General ticket 7 euros, reduced 4 euros.

Source: esmadrid.com, checked 7 Nov 2026.

Green electric and steam locomotives under the iron roof of the Railway Museum
Photo: Juan Antonio Segal / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

A railway museum in the old Delicias station, a 19th-century iron building, opened in 1984. It shows historic rolling stock from locomotives onward.

Cost €
Time needed 2 hours
Best time Weekend
Rainy dayWith kids

Insider tip

On the second weekend of each month, except July and August, the Mercado de Motores takes over the museum from 11:00 to 21:00 and normal visits stop.

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Exhibition On now €4 to €7

El tren de la vida

8 Oct 2026 to 10 Jan 2027 Museo del Ferrocarril

Painting exhibition at Museo del Ferrocarril, listed on esmadrid.com, the Madrid tourism board.

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Festival

Tren de Navidad Museo del Ferrocarril

19 Dec 2026 to 5 Jan 2027 Museo del Ferrocarril

Festival at Museo del Ferrocarril, listed on esmadrid.com, the Madrid tourism board.

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Market On now Free

Madrid en el Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro

9 Oct 2026 to 10 Jan 2027 Biblioteca Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid Joaquín Leguina

Market at Biblioteca Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid Joaquín Leguina, free, listed on esmadrid.com, the Madrid tourism board.

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Nearby

Bodegas Rosell Food · 6 min walk A tavern close to Atocha station whose facade is covered in the coloured tiles once typical of Madrid wine bars. Matadero Madrid Landmark · 11 min walk The former Madrid slaughterhouse, a group of neo-Mudéjar pavilions on the Manzanares built in the early 20th century. Atocha Station Landmark · 11 min walk Madrid's main railway station, formally Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. Madrid Planetarium Museum · 12 min walk The city planetarium in Parque Enrique Tierno Galván. Palacio de Cristal de Arganzuela Greenhouse Park · 12 min walk A greenhouse and botanical garden of about 7,100 square metres in the former municipal slaughterhouse, which Luis Bellido built between 1908 and 1928. National Museum of Anthropology Museum · 12 min walk The first Spanish museum devoted to anthropology, on Calle de Alfonso XII.

Around Arganzuela and Madrid Río

Riverside parks and old industry

Arganzuela is the district south of the centre along the Manzanares. Its old industrial buildings are now museums and cultural spaces, and Madrid Río gives it a long riverside park.

Arganzuela and Madrid Río has 7 places on the Roam Madrid map: 3 parks and gardens, 2 museums, 1 landmark and 1 restaurant. Read the Arganzuela and Madrid Río guide.

Good to know

What is the address of Railway Museum?
Paseo de las Delicias 61, Madrid.
What are the opening hours of Railway Museum?
Mon to Fri 9:30 to 15:00; Sat 10:00 to 19:00; Sun 10:00 to 15:00. October to May Monday to Friday 09:30 to 15:00, Saturdays and holidays 10:00 to 19:00, Sundays 10:00 to 15:00. June to September every day 10:00 to 15:00. Closed 25 December, 1 and 6 January. General ticket 7 euros, reduced 4 euros.
How long do you need at Railway Museum?
Plan for 2 hours.
When is the best time to visit Railway Museum?
Weekend.

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