Maliköy Railways Museum

Malikoy Railways Museum
Malikoy Railways Museum

Maliköy Railways Museum is a place worth seeing. Located in Ankara's Polatlı District, on the Ankara-Eskişehir railway, visit and see this beautiful museum. It was put into service on 24 December 1954. During the National Struggle, it was referred to as the House of our Ancestor and the Railway Museum, and the Maliköy Railways Museum.

The museum, the martyrdom memorial on behalf of 5 bin 713 martyrs, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's civilian clothing monument, 1897 dated German-made locomotive, repaired by TCDD and used by 1909 during the Sakarya Battle station building. Train and airplane sections are accompanied by aircraft and train sounds.

In the museum where the War of Independence is represented by sculptures and visual materials, railway materials used at that time are exhibited.

Railways played an important role in the War of Independence between the years 1919-1922. With the museums located at three important points on the Ankara-Polatlı railway line, which plays a vital role in the triumph of this hardest struggle of our history, our children, young people who will entrust our country, the conditions under which our independence struggle will result in victory, will always remember how important the transportation is in the destiny of the countries.

Important milestones on the Ankara-Polatlı railway line

Atatürk House and Railway Museum in the National Struggle. The building, which was built as a steering building for the railways at Ankara Station, used as a residence and command center by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk during the National Struggle, and reorganized by TCDD under the name of Atatürk Residence and Railway Museum in the National Struggle, on 24 December 1964. .

Malikoy Train Station Museum. Malıköy Station, which was built with the cooperation of the General Staff, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and the General Directorate of TCDD Enterprise and brought into our cultural life as a museum on 01 June 2008.

Malıköy Station, which is the most important top after the command center, was the place where the first intervention of the wounded soldiers was met and was used as the infirmary, military ammunition and logistics center and military airfield during the war.

The museum, the martyrdom memorial on behalf of 5 bin 713 martyrs, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's civilian clothing monument, 1897 dated German-made locomotive, repaired by TCDD and used by 1909 during the Sakarya Battle station building. Train and airplane sections are accompanied by aircraft and train sounds.

In the museum where the War of Independence is represented by sculptures and visual materials, railway materials used at that time are exhibited.

  • Address: Malıköy Train Station / Polatlı - ANKARA
    Ankara-Eskişehir Highway 30th Km. 6km inside from the Malıköy Başkent OSB turn.
  • Telephone: 0312 640 10 81
  • Visiting Hours: 09.00 – 17.00 on weekdays

Entry to the museum is free.

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