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The Museum of Sverdlovsk Railway (Музей Свердловской железной дороги, Muzyey Sverdlovskoy zheleznoy dorogi) is a railway museum in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, which opened in the 1970s. It consists of the Old Yekaterinburg Station building at the city center (Uralskaya metro station) and a display area 10,000 m² at the Yekaterinburg-Sortirovochny on the north-west outskirts of Yekaternburg.

The first museum of history of Sverdlovsk Railway opened in the 1970. The exposition worked only for railwaymen. Entry for outsiders was carried out by appoinment. The museum was opened for general consumption in 2003 Old Yekaterinburg Station building]]. It was built in 1878 according the project of architect Pyotr Shreyber. Restoration of the building was dated for celebrating 125th anniversary of Svrdlovsk railway. The entrance is decorated with the bronze sculptures of travellers and railwaymen. Near the entrance are also trucks of a freight carrige, semaphore and lifting gate.

Permanent exposition includes: information boards about famous North Caucasus railwaymen, model trains on a scale 1:15, uniform, cases, panoramas, implements of various times. The exhibition covers the period from emergence of rail transport in the region up to the present moment. The various collections from the Russian Civil War and the Great Patriotic War, now exceed 12,000 objects in the main fund.

The display area at Glubokaya halt opened on 1 August 2003, which marked celebrations of Railwayman's Day. Historical rolling stock (60 locomotives and carriages) is exhibiting here. Also 19 locomotives and carriages are reserves at Rostov-Zapadny station. A lot of steam locomotives in the museum are in good condition. This rolling stock participates in historical reconstructions, filmings and celebratory parades. The total length of the exhibition tracks is 1.9 km.

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