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Museum, 1984
Trieste Campo Marzio Railway Museum
Railway and tramway museum in Trieste, via Giulio Cesare
Trieste (TS), Friuli Venezia Giulia
At a glance
- Type
- Museum
- Period
- Modern era, 1984
- Area
- 2,500 m²
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 45°38′46″ N, 13°45′18″ E
- Address
- Via Ottaviano Augusto, 20, 34123 Trieste
History and description
The Trieste Campo Marzio Railway Museum is a museum in Trieste (Italy), concerned with railway and tram transportation. It is housed in Trieste Campo Marzio railway station, the former Trieste Staatsbahnhof (earlier still known as the Sankt-Andrae-Bahnhof) during the Austro-Hungarian period and one of the two main terminal stations in Trieste. Since July 2017, the museum has been closed for renovation by the Fondazione FS (the heritage foundation of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane).
General
The museum, inaugurated on March 8, 1984, hosts historic rolling stock and locomotives on the five existing tracks of the former passenger station built by Austro-Hungarian government. Inside the station building the museum holds devices, signals and interlocking, as well as scale models
. It covers all the railways history of Trieste area from mid-19th century to mid-20th century: during this period the city and its nearby territory were part of different nations, as Austria-Hungary, Kingdom of Italy, Socialist Yugoslavia and Republican Italy.
Text from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Full article: «Trieste Campo Marzio Railway Museum».
Timeline
- 1984Founded
Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).
Photos
Getting there
Trieste CentraleTrain, nearest
1.9 km as the crow flies
Trieste Campo Marzio Railway MuseumVia Ottaviano Augusto, 20, 34123 Trieste
UnRoRo300 m
Letališče Portorož / Aeroporto Portorose22.2 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Trieste Campo Marzio Railway Museum?
Trieste Campo Marzio Railway Museum is in Trieste, in the province of Trieste (Friuli Venezia Giulia), Italy. Address: Via Ottaviano Augusto, 20, 34123 Trieste. GPS coordinates: 45.64611, 13.75500.
How much does it cost to visit Trieste Campo Marzio Railway Museum?
There is an admission charge. Up-to-date prices are on the official website.
How old is Trieste Campo Marzio Railway Museum?
Wikidata dates it to 1984.
What else is there to see near Trieste Campo Marzio Railway Museum?
Nearby you’ll find: Speleovivarium (300 m away), Trieste lighthouse (300 m away), Villa Necker (600 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Museo ferroviario — Tiesse at Italian Wikipedia, Public domain
- Trieste - museo ferroviario Campo Marzio - bagagliaio Gran Confort tipo 1975 - 01 — Pimvantend, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Trieste - museo ferroviario Campo Marzio - carrozza Centoporte a tre assi CDiy 67.213 — Pimvantend, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Trieste - museo ferroviario Campo Marzio - carrozza Centoporte tipo 1949R ABz 67.535 — Pimvantend, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Trieste - museo ferroviario Campo Marzio - locomotiva E.626 — Sfumich, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Trieste - museo ferroviario Campo Marzio - locomotiva FS 476.073 - 01 — Sfumich, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Trieste - museo ferroviario Campo Marzio - locomotiva FS 895.115 - 01 — Sfumich, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Trieste,museo ferrovriario(Trst-željeznički muzej) Campo Marzio - panoramio (1) — istra1977, CC BY 3.0
- ETH-BIB SIK 01-028663 Trieste Campo Marzio 290490 — Hans-Peter Bärtschi, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences