Established on 30 August, 1994, Latvian Railway history Museum is one of the most visited tourist destination of Riga, Latvia.
The museum houses a very eminent collection related to the history of Latvian railways. Mission of the museum is to drag the society’s attention toward the Latvian rail history and making them aware of various facts related to the knowledge of railway history.
The museum features wide variety of collection that includes thousands of objects, uniforms, badges, documents, construction of railroads, regular life of railway workers, railway stations and buildings, opening of various bridges, railway communication, signaling equipment and other tool and techniques. Enclosed in a repair shop and a warehouse the museum often announces many exhibitions, concerts and screenings for providing information and entertainment to its guests.
Visitors can explore premises of stationmaster and ticket sellers, era prison car, Soviet diesel and electric locomotives along with passenger cars of 1930s. Besides, museum provides technical and educational training on various topics such as operating environment and security, languages, computer science and others to the person interested in knowing basic facts, techniques and terms of railways.
Latvian Railway History Museum is an ideal destination to explore the Latvian railway history and undertake various helpful training courses. Massive and useful railway collection makes the museum a must see attraction of Latvia.
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