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The city of Rousse is the place where you will find Bulgaria’s only transportation museum. The national museum of transport was created to commemorate 100 years since the existence of railway transportation in Bulgaria. It is located in the building of the first city railway station and opened doors for visitors in 1996.

Rousse’s railway station, where the museum is located, was constructed from 1864 to 1866. The railway station functioned until 1954. Today, the station has been recognized as historic monument.

The three museum sections present the development of railway transportation, shipping and communications.

Communication technologies, photographs, documents, personal belongings of transportation workers and slogans will show you the history of transportation in Bulgaria.

Some of the exhibit items are unique. You will see Sultanie, the special car that sultan Abdul Aziz specially ordered in 1866. The car impresses with its rich decorations. Its color is blue and the exterior is covered in ornaments.

Another interesting exhibition items is one of the first locomotives imported in Bulgaria. It was created in Newcastle in 1866 and was used for the transportation of passengers from Rousse to Varna until 1901.

You will also see the car that tsar Ferdinand ordered. The museum also preserves the first movable television station in Bulgaria.

The museum library contains tons of information about transportation in Bulgaria through the years.

The national transportation museum is situated on the bank of the Danube, at Bratia Obretenovi 5 street. It welcomes visitors each day apart from Sunday from 9 am to 5.30 pm.