Canberra Railway Museum open day

All aboard! Travel back in time to the golden age of rail travel, at Canberra Railway Museum!

Based in Kingston, one of Canberra’s oldest suburbs and once its industrial heart, the museum’s exhibits will take you through over 100 years of history. The Australian Capital Territory has a deep connection to the railways, and you can learn all about it here!

All of our locomotives and carriages are open and explorable, showcasing a variety of unique and fascinating stories. You can board the footplate of the steam locomotive 1210, which brought the first train to Canberra in 1914! Or see first-hand the evolution of the sleeping car, from a lavish 1901 Pullman car, to the art-deco stylishness of the 1960s Southern Aurora.

Step inside a carriage that’s hauled politicians to Parliament, wounded soldiers to hospitals, and skiers to the Snowy Mountains. Or learn about the curious and macabre connection between the railways and a Canberran church…

Our visitor centre highlights the storied and unusual history of Canberra’s railways, and showcases artefacts from the construction of tramways; the Light Rail that existed nearly 100 years before the one we have today!

The museum is open from 10am-3pm.

Admission is $10 for adults, $7.50 for concessions, $5 for children (5–15 years) and free for children (0–5 years).

Free parking is available at the front of the museum.

The Canberra Railway Museum is managed by Capital Region Heritage Rail Limited and ACT Heritage Rail Holdings Limited.