A blu train car with the SL logo can be seen in the left corner. To the right two man are standing and watching another train car in the background.
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The Train Hall

The Train Hall is the vehicle storage facility of the Swedish Railway Museum. Here you can stroll around one of the largest rail vehicle collections in the world, and learn about the history of the railway, from its early days up to today.

Welcome to the Train Hall

Railway vehicles have been part of this building’s history for over 100 years, as it originally served as the wagon workshop of Gävle Dala Järnväg. To this very day, the Train Hall is a lively workplace for vehicle and artefact preservation work. There is also a restoration workshop with paint shop and carpentry shop, a furniture storeroom, collections of artefacts, and a spare parts stockroom.

Opening hours

The Train Hall is closed for the season and will open again next summer!

Directions

The Train Hall is located on Karlsborgsgatan 1 which is in another part of Gävle than the museum. The easiest way here is to take the museums electric locomotives that offers daily round-trips between the museum and the Train Hall. The locomotives makes a stop in Gävle C each way. Taking the electric locomotives is included in the entrance fee.

 

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    A blonde girl with a pink top and a yellow backpack is looking into the window of a dark red train car
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    Several old train cars standing in a row.
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