Train World

What a hidden gem! We spotted this place on google maps and went to have a look. Absolutely massive with lots of train carriages and interactive bits. We spent about 2 hours wandering through the massive exhibits, looking at trains and learning a little something too. The star of the show is the SNCB Type 12. A glorious futuristic look locomotion. A lot of the carriages you can walk through, look in, or play about with the knobs. Would highly, highly recommend!

Extraordinary museum! One of the best I've visited in Belgium. You can feel that it was created with great love and attention. Everything is well thought-out, high-quality, and fully functional. Very informative — a sincere recommendation to others.

Superb collection! And you can visit the trains inside! Very well presented temporary exhibition (railway company during WWII). 5th time I was here... and I'll come back for sure!

Very interestin museum. I traveled close to 15 countries and only in Brussels found a museum dedicated to railroad. Fantastic exhibits and overall a great place. You should visit it for sure!

Lovely museum with trains ranging from the old times till the latest. There are so many types of them and in some coaches you can even go inside! Fantastic history. Fun place for both adults and the kids! Takes around 2-3 hours to see in peace! Definitely recommended!

Absolutely amazing museum. Visually really impressive even if you don't read all the facts and information. We took kids that were 5, 9 and 12 and they all loved it. The simulator at the end was a big hit as well!

Very unique museum. If you are a train aficionado like myself, you will love this museum. Not roo close to the city center though.

I really enjoyed Train World. The exhibits were impressive, the atmosphere unique.

Since my brother loves trains I actually have developed a bit of a thing for them as well, and discovering that you can pretty much get anywhere by train in Europe (and the fact that they are electrified to boot) really adds a much greater dimension to them. Anyway, I discovered that this place existed, so I decided to cancel my plans for one morning, jumped on one of the trams, and headed to the end of the line to where the train museum, which is actually in a former railway station, is located. Getting in can be a little tricky because the entrance isn't actually all that obvious, however after discovering that the railway station isn't actually a railway station but the musuem, it started making sense. Anyway, the museum chronicles the history of rail in Belgium from its inception to the present day, though most of the exhibits deal with the early days of rail. That means that there are a number of steam trains here, though they do have some of the more modern trains as well. One odd thing I discovered was that the cafe was at the entrance to the museum as opposed to the end, and unlike most of them museums I have visited, where you tend to go in a circle and land up back at the cafe and gift shop, this one dumps you out elsewhere. Oh, the museum also backs onto a major railway line, so you also get to see a heap of modern trains roaring by.

The #TrainWorld museum was the highlight of our trip to #Brussels. It's a must visit #museum, one of the most unique museums of this kind in the world. Train World combined the fascinating story of the #train throughout the centuries with a look into the future; a combination that had been deliberately applied in every story. Trainworld is located in the #Schaerbeek #station, one of Belgium's oldest and most original station buildings. Together with the new museum complex in the form of a sawtooth shape, this location represents a wonderful symbiosis of old and new in the Art Nouveau heart of Schaerbeek.

TRAINS! If you like em this museum is as good as gold, because it's full of em! They have small display trains as well as a large selection of real historical trains! TRAINS! The museum is housed is the beautiful old Schaarbeek trainstation. TRAINS! Follow the history of the belgian trainnetwork from it's early history in the 1830's to the modern day! TRAINS!

Housed in a beautiful old station, I'll try not to compare this museum to others in Europe. What they do display is done so tastefully and originally. Get the audioguide for 2 euros or you will miss out on details about the rolling stock since the museum does not have placards for all of the objects. Definitely not an all day destination but worth a visit if you are a railfan. The website tells of the many means by which to visit.

Fantastic place. Mostly indoors so you can go even if it is cold or raining. Laid out nicely with a path to follow. Tons of stuff. I suggest bringing food as there is not much around it and the restaurant is really expensive. Tram drops you at the front door.