The Basque Railway Museum (Basque: Burdinbidearen Euskal Museoa, Spanish: Museo Vasco del Ferrocarril) is located in Azpeitia, Basque Country, Spain.[1] It has a collection of steam locomotives and other rolling stock as well as other items, most of them related to the Basque narrow gauge railway network.[2] The museum is located in the former railway station in Azpeitia.[3]
 The steam locomotive "Portugal" hauling a train. | |
| Established | 1992 |
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| Location | Azpeitia, Basque Country, Spain |
| Coordinates | 43°11′09″N 2°15′41″W / 43.1858°N 2.2614°W |
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| Director | Juanjo Olaizola |
| Owner | Euskotren |
| Website | https://museoa.euskotren.eus/en |
The museum operates a heritage railway between Azpeitia and Lasao, on the former Urola railway line. The 4.5 km (2.8 mi) line is isolated from the Euskotren network.[4]
References
edit- ^ "El Museo Vasco del Ferrocarril cierra agosto con nuevo récord de viajes en sus trenes históricos". Vía Libre (in Spanish). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "La historia de la antigua Feve, en el Museo Vasco del Ferrocarril". Destino (in Spanish). Renfe. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Azpeitia entre dos joyas, de Loiola al Museo Vasco del Ferrocarril". El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 24 March 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ Iturralde, Mikel (6 June 2013). "Azpeitia, santuario del vapor". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
External links
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Media related to Basque Railway Museum at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Basque Railway Museum Foundation Archived 2018-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
