{{Short description|Railway museum in Azpeitia, Spain}} {{Infobox museum | name = Basque Railway Museum | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = Azpeitia steam train on the line to Lasao.JPG | image_size = | caption = The steam locomotive "Portugal" hauling a train. | alt = | map_type = | map_relief = | map_size = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|43.1858|N|2.2614|W|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:ES|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = no | established = 1992 | dissolved = | location = Azpeitia, Basque Country, Spain | type = {{unbulleted list|Railway museum|Heritage railway}} | accreditation = | key_holdings = | collections = | collection_size = | visitors = | director = Juanjo Olaizola | president = | curator = | owner = Euskotren | public_transit = | parking = | network = | website = https://museoa.euskotren.eus/en }} The '''Basque Railway Museum''' ({{langx|eu|Burdinbidearen Euskal Museoa}}, {{langx|es|Museo Vasco del Ferrocarril}}) is located in Azpeitia, Basque Country, Spain.<ref>{{cite news |title=El Museo Vasco del Ferrocarril cierra agosto con nuevo récord de viajes en sus trenes históricos |url=https://www.vialibre-ffe.com/noticias.asp?not=33091 |access-date=30 September 2021 |work=Vía Libre |date=6 September 2021 |language=es}}</ref> It has a collection of steam locomotives and other rolling stock as well as other items, most of them related to the Basque narrow gauge railway network.<ref>{{cite web |title=La historia de la antigua Feve, en el Museo Vasco del Ferrocarril |url=https://blog.renfe.com/la-historia-de-la-antigua-feve-en-el-museo-vasco-del-ferrocarril/ |website=Destino |publisher=Renfe |access-date=30 September 2021 |language=es |date=19 March 2019}}</ref> The museum is located in the former railway station in Azpeitia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Azpeitia entre dos joyas, de Loiola al Museo Vasco del Ferrocarril |url=https://www.diariovasco.com/planes/azpeitia-joyas-loiola-20210324114229-nt.html |access-date=30 September 2021 |work=El Diario Vasco |date=24 March 2021 |language=es}}</ref>
The museum operates a heritage railway between Azpeitia and Lasao, on the former Urola railway line. The {{convert|4.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} line is isolated from the Euskotren network.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Iturralde |first1=Mikel |title=Azpeitia, santuario del vapor |url=https://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/ocio/201306/05/relatos-ferroviarios-azpeitia.html |access-date=30 September 2021 |work=El Correo |date=6 June 2013 |language=es}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{Commons category-inline}} * {{official website|https://museoa.euskotren.eus/en}} * [http://www.bemfundazioa.org Basque Railway Museum Foundation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224220514/http://www.bemfundazioa.org/ |date=2018-12-24 }}
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Category:Railway museums in Spain Category:Museums in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Category:Museums established in 1992 Category:1992 establishments in Spain Category:Euskotren Category:Heritage railways in Spain Category:Buildings and structures in Gipuzkoa Category:Urola Kosta