The Tramway Museum Graz is a

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in the

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city of

Graz Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...

, specialising in the history of the Graz tramway network. It is located in the former tram depot at the

Mariatrost Mariatrost is the 11th district of the Austrian city of Graz. It has a population of 9,082 and an area of . The Mariatrost Basilica, a famous pilgrimage site, is situated within the district, as is the Graz Tramway Museum The Tramway Museum Gra ...

terminus of

Graz tram route 1 Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popula ...

. The museum houses a collection of some 30 rail vehicles, including motor trams, trailers, works cars,

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s and

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s. While most vehicles are from Graz, there are also exhibits from

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and

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. The building housing the museum was originally the depot of the Kleinbahn Graz–Mariatrost, a

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electric railway that was subsequently regauged to

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and incorporated into the Graz tramway system. It is near to the

Mariatrost Basilica The Baroque Mariatrost Basilica on top of the Purberg hill in Mariatrost, a district of Graz, is one of the most famous pilgrimage sites of Styria in Austria. The pilgrimage church stands prominently on top of the Purberg hill (469 m) in the ...

, a much visited

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The museum is only open on occasional open days, of which there were four in 2013, or by appointment.

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Tramway Museum Graz
– official site
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