Cité du train Museum

Address: 1 Rue Alfred de Glehn, 68100 Mulhouse, France

Website: https://www.citedutrain.com/en/

Cité du train is the national railway museum of France located in Mulhouse, Grand Est, dedicated to the history and technology of rail transport. The museum presents large exhibition halls containing historic locomotives, carriages, and technical displays that chart the development of railways in France.

Exhibits include representative steam and electric locomotives, passenger rolling stock, and interpretive displays on operations and engineering. The museum is organized to allow visitors to view vehicles at close range and to learn about the technological and social history of rail travel.

The museum sits in Mulhouse in eastern France, close to the city’s industrial heritage sites and is accessible from regional transport links.

• Significance: Located in Mulhouse in the Grand Est region, the museum is one of the principal railway museums in France with an extensive collection of historic vehicles.

What to See#

• Locomotive halls: Large halls displaying historic steam and electric locomotives and rolling stock from France’s railway history, arranged to show technological development.
• Interpretive exhibits: Interactive and interpretive exhibits that explain rail operations, signaling, and the social history of rail travel in France.

• The Cité du Train is France's national railway museum in Mulhouse - visit on a weekday morning, outside school holidays, to avoid the heaviest family crowds and have more space around the large locomotives.
• Combine a visit to the Cité du Train with the other transport museums in Mulhouse (the city's museum quarter) to make the most of travel between sites in one day.
• Allow plenty of time: the displays are large and mostly indoors, so plan for several hours and check the museum's website for special exhibitions or restoration displays that are often rotating.