The National Railway Museum of
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
( pt, Museu Nacional Ferroviário) has its headquarters and main base in the town of
Entroncamento
Entroncamento () is a Portuguese municipality in district of Santarém in the Médio Tejo Subregion (''Middle Tagus'') of the Centro Region. The population in 2011 was 20,206, in an area of 13.73 km². Situated in the Ribatejo, it benefits f ...
, which is also a major hub of the Portuguese rail network and the location of railway workshops. Smaller museums are located in other towns around the country.
The museum at Entroncamento was opened on 18 May 2007. It is open daily (except Mondays) from 10.00 to 16.00.
See also
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Comboios de Portugal
CP — Comboios de Portugal, EPE (''CP''; English: ''Trains of Portugal'') is a state-owned company which operates passenger trains in Portugal. Before June 2009, CP stood for Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses (English: ''Portuguese Railways'') ...
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History of rail transport in Portugal
The history of rail transport in Portugal dates from 28 October 1856, when Portugal's first railway line was opened between Lisbon and Carregado: the ''Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses''.
The network was gradually expanded both south ...
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Narrow gauge railways in Portugal
Portugal formerly had several hundred kilometres of narrow-gauge railways, but by 2010 only two lines were still in operation – the Vouga line and the Metro de Mirandela. The lines were operated by Comboios de Portugal and maintained by REFE ...
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List of National Railway Museums
References
External links
Museum information on CP's official websiteNational Railway Museum Foundation (FMNF), PortugalCP official website: timeline of Portuguese railway history
National railway museums
National museums of Portugal
Transport museums in Portugal
Museums in Santarém District
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