Train World

1030 Brüssel/ Bruxelles / Brussel (Schaerbeek), Belgium (Bruxelles-Capitale)

Welcome to the station

You are most welcome to visit both stations, whose plans date from 1887 and 1913, and which have been completely restored. Each time you'll immediately see how the station architecture meets the new needs of its passengers.

A story made by people about people

An authentic railway cottage in Train World. It tells the tale of railway men and women who have been active throughout history and, still today, work non-stop, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year.
Outside you'll find huge portraits of these railway folk and the story of the Telemans family.

For work and for play, the train is there for all

From the middle of the 19th century trains were already being used to transport workers to and from their work. Commuting is a typically Belgian phenomenon. Not only that, the train also drives tourism and takes people across the borders.
Lose yourself in the world of travellers, the 19th-century worker going to the factory and the business man taking the TEE from one European destination to the next. From the family going on a trip to the sea or the Ardennes to the aristocrat travelling to the exotic east by Orient-Express.

Time never stands still

Even today clocks remain essential in the world of trains. But did you know that the train itself played a key role in telling the time? It was thanks to the railways and train timetables that all clocks, from Ostend to Arlon, are now synchronised. Would you like to know why? Then pay a visit to Train World.
Time flies by. But when you go into the railway attic it stands still just for a moment. Come and have a browse, and lose yourself in the surprising and mysterious universe of the railway.

The history of trains and lines

Belgium’s railway network is the oldest on the European continent. It developed at a furious pace. Both industry and the state played their part and invested in the development of the network and the building of locomotives.
5 steam engines are here to be admired, including the Pays de Waes, the oldest remaining steam engine in Europe.
You can learn all about the evolution of technology and safety on a real train track. Don't miss the unique film footage about electrification of the line between Brussels and Charleroi!
 

From steam to voltage

Steam engines certainly capture the imagination, but electric and diesel engines are also fine examples of technology at its best.
Come and discover the spectacular streamlined type 12 steam engine and the very first electric model MS 35. By their side you'll find the mini of the diesels, the so-called Brossel (MW 551). You can learn all about the difference between the technologies in a fun and educational way.

From letters to containers, it's all on track

Just about anything could be sent door to door using the railway's parcel service. Even a container could be delivered to the door. Everyone knows of course that goods are transported by rail. To and from the docks, for example. But did you also know that letters were picked up by train? More than that in fact! From 1840 until 1984 post was even sorted in the train. In the post carriage you can see how this was done.

Safety first

Safety is a priority at the railway. But how do they manage it? New techniques bring new opportunities, but people are always crucial. Come inside the signal station and delve into the evolution of this less known side of the story.

Back to the future

Travel constantly takes on another dimension, depending on the needs at the time. End your visit in a first class armchair in a high speed train and get a feel for the future of trains. Three life-sized noses of modern locomotives, designed by Siemens, Alstom and Bombardier, complete the visit to the museum of Train World.

Train World is het uitstalraam voor de spoorwegen van gisteren, vandaag en morgen.

We zijn niet het zoveelste spoorwegmuseum.

Breng ons een bezoekje en beleef een onvergetelijke dag in het Train World-universum.

Je ontdekt er de mooiste en meest unieke stukken uit de geschiedenis van de Belgische spoorwegen.

We combineren het boeiende verhaal van de trein door de eeuwen heen met een blik op de toekomst. Die combinatie is bewust toegepast op alle vlakken.

Je vindt ons in het station van Schaarbeek, één van de oudste en meest originele stationsgebouwen van België. Samen met het nieuwe museumcomplex in zaagtandvorm vormt deze locatie een prachtige symbiose van oud en nieuw in het ‘Art Nouveau’ hart van Schaarbeek.

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