Warsaw Railway Museum
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About
The Station Museum (Polish: Stacja Muzeum) is located at the former Polish State Railways (PKP) Warsaw Główna railway terminus and is very close to the Warszawa Ochota railway station. The museum's exhibits are divided into permanent and temporary collections — the latter being displayed inside the museum's galleries. The permanent collection consists of historic rolling stock displayed on the tracks outside, including one of the few remaining armoured trains in Europe. The museum also contains a library which houses many books on the subject of Polish railways.
During the interwar period the museum's headquarters were located at Nowy Zjazd Street.
The museum was reestablished at the present site, as the Railway Museum in Warsaw (Muzeum Kolejnictwa w Warszawie), in 1972.
On 30 July 2009, PKP served notice to quit on the Museum authorities, requiring them to vacate their current location by 31 August 2009. However, as of May 2015, the museum remained in place and open to the public.
The museum was disestablished on 31 March 2016 and on 1 April a new institution, the Station Museum, opened, taking over the exhibits and other assets.
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