Museum of the Moscow Railway (Paveletskaya station)

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Museum of the Moscow Railway
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Museum Entrance
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Location within Moscow
LocationMoscow
Coordinates 55°43′42″N37°38′32″E / 55.728338°N 37.642196°E / 55.728338; 37.642196
Website mzd.rzd.ru

The Museum of the Moscow Railway is situated next to Paveletsky Rail Terminal in Moscow. The museum reopened to private visitors in 2011 and it reopened to the general public in January 2012. It's the object of cultural heritage of Russia.[ additional citation(s) needed ]

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Overview

The museum was formerly the Museum of Lenin’s funeral train. It still houses exhibits relating to Vladimir Lenin's Funeral train including the 4-6-0 steam locomotive U-127 (Russian У-127) and Lenin’s funeral van No 1691.

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