All railway museums to visit in South Holland

Make a historic journey through railway history at 5 museums in South Holland dedicated to trains and railroads. These museums celebrate the development and impact of rail transport.

Are you a train enthusiast? Here are the best railway museums in South Holland:

  1. Museum Stoomdepot1

    Museum Stoomdepot

     Rotterdam
    The Museum Stoomdepot is located in a classic locomotive shed in Rotterdam. Inside the shed are five tracks with steam locomotives. The second floor provides space for exhibitions. It is also possible to take a ride in one of the steam trains.
  2. Museum R.T.M. Ouddorp2

    Museum R.T.M. Ouddorp

     Ouddorp
    Museum R.T.M. Ouddorp is a tram museum that runs a tram service with trams from the former ‘Rotterdamse Tramweg Maatschappij’. From 1898 until the 60s of the last century, steam trams of this company ran between Rotterdam and the South Holland islands. The museum exhibits the trams that ran on these
  3. Trammuseum Rotterdam3

    Trammuseum Rotterdam

     Rotterdam
    Streetcar Museum Rotterdam is located in streetcar depot Hillegersberg. The museum paints a picture of streetcar history using photographs and streetcar attributes such as uniforms and tickets. The museum also features several streetcars, including an old horse-drawn streetcar from 1880.
  4. Het Haags Openbaar Vervoer Museum4

    Het Haags Openbaar Vervoer Museum

     The Hague
    The Hague Public Transport Museum is dedicated to the history of streetcars and buses. Using a collection of old streetcars and buses, the museum shows how public transport in The Hague developed. It is also possible for visitors to take a tour in a historic streetcar.
  5. Stoomtrein Katwijk Leiden5

    Stoomtrein Katwijk Leiden

     Valkenburg (ZH)
    As you enter the station, it seems as if you have stepped back in time. At the platform a nearly 100 years old steam locomotive and its wooden carriages are waiting for you. The conductor blows his whistle, the fireman feeds his fire, and as the engine driver pulls the regulator, the train puts itse