Railway Museum in Sawahlunto

Railroad Museum : Railway line construction from Padang to Sawahlunto began on July 6, 1889 . The construction of the railway line aimed facilitate freight transport coal to the Port of Sawahlunto Emmahaven ( Gulf Bayur ) , Padang .

Railway track construction is divided into several stages . Path of the AIE Island ( Padang ) - Padangpanjang completed July 12, 1891 . Then Padangpanjang - Bukittinggi finished 1 November 1891 . Followed the path of Solok completed in July 1, 1892 . While SMF - Muarokalaban track simultaneously with the completion of Padang path to Telukbayur , October 1, 1892 . While Muarokalaban path - Sawahlunto completed February 1, 1894 . Due Sawahlunto coal production declining since the 2000s , the activity of transporting coal by rail stop completely .

Given the history of the railroad and coal mines are closely related , then in 2005 the Government Sawahlunto cooperation with PT . Railway Train Station Sawahlunto make a second Railway Museum in Indonesia after Ambarawa .

Sawahlunto Railway Museum has a collection of various railway assets . Several series of train cars from a different era and a miniature steam locomotive can be seen here . Hundreds of equipment items used in the operation of trains in the past have been collected as a collection of city Railway Museum Sawahlunto .

Sawahlunto - Muarokalaban and travel through the tunnel along with nearly 1 km can be done with the tourist train . Or too old to drive around town in addition to walking tours are also available cars ready to take tourists around the old town Sawahlunto .

For its location is within the area that is in Kampung Mak Itam Village Teleng Pasar.