Bahnpark Augsburg

The Bahnpark Augsburg is a railway museum on the grounds of the former Deutsche Bahn locomotive depot south of the main train station. The history of the site dates back to 1906, when the Royal Bavarian State Railways built a large operations and repair works here. The site came through World War II largely unscathed, while the nearby main station was heavily destroyed. After being used by the Deutsche Bundesbahn until the 1990s, parts of the grounds were placed under heritage protection. Today the museum park includes the historic Rundhaus Europa roundhouse, three steam locomotive halls with an authentic workshop atmosphere, and a historic blacksmith's shop. Since 2017, Bahnpark Augsburg gGmbH has been authorized as a recognized railway infrastructure company to run rail operations itself on the protected tracks.

At the heart of the exhibition is the Rundhaus Europa, a roundhouse with a turntable that serves as a showcase for international railway history. Here you can see so-called ambassador locomotives from various EU countries and Switzerland, including historic steam and electric locomotives from France, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia. The collection is rounded out by other museum vehicles, such as the operational steam locomotive 41 018 and the last steam locomotive built for the Deutsche Bundesbahn. In the workshops on the grounds, you can watch the museum-grade restoration of rail vehicles live, which underscores the industrial character of the place. A stationary steam engine from 1911 is also on display here as a technical monument.

The Mini-Bahn Augsburg, a passenger-carrying garden railway that has been running on the grounds since 2011, offers a special experience for families and railway fans. Over a route of about 300 meters around the former overnight accommodation building and the roundhouse, models of electric and diesel locomotives as well as a narrow-gauge steam locomotive make their rounds. The Bahnpark is open daily except Mondays during the season from May to October, and with its food service and events it invites you to an eventful visit.