Pietrarsa railway museum

Pietrarsa is a railway museum in Portici that displays steam engines, diesel railcars and electric trains from different periods of Italian rail history. The collection sits inside large workshop halls where locomotives were once built and repaired.

Ferdinand II founded a royal workshop here in 1840 that produced locomotives for the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. After Italian unification, the site changed hands several times before becoming a museum.

The museum functions as an educational center, offering specialized programs about railway engineering and transportation technology through interactive exhibits and guided tours.

The museum opens Thursday afternoons and on weekends without advance booking, while Wednesday visits need a reservation. The large halls are accessible for wheelchairs, with wide paths between the trains.

The site runs along the first railway line in Italy, which connected Naples with Portici. The outdoor areas hold plants from around the world, originally introduced for technical experiments.

Location: Naples

Inception: 1989

Official opening: October 7, 1989

Accessibility: Accessible en fauteuil roulant

Fee: Yes

Operator: Fondazione F.S.

Address: Via Pietrarsa

Opening Hours: Lundi,Mardi off; Mercredi "by appointment"; Jeudi 14:00-20:00; Vendredi 09:00-16:30; Samedi-Dimanche, Jours fériés 09:30-19:30

Phone: +39081472003

Website: https://fondazionefs.it/content/fondazionefs/it/esplora-il-museo/visita-pietrarsa.html

GPS coordinates: 40.82170,14.32050

Latest update: December 22, 2025 15:44