Railway Museum Utrecht: one last weekend for the Arend
The museum is open daily during the autumn school holiday. According to its schedule, the Arend replica will run again on 17 and 18 October.
The Railway Museum uses the historic Maliebaan station as its entrance. Through trains, exhibitions and experiences, it tells the story of how rail travel changed the world.
The Great Discovery begins a journey through early railway history. The museum displays the Arend, but its locomotive is a replica built in 1938. According to the museum, the original Arend, associated with the first Dutch train journey in 1839, was scrapped in 1857.
Other attractions explore different sides of the railway. Stalen Monsters tells the story of the people who work on the railways; Koninklijke Klasse examines the ties between the Dutch royal family and rail travel. Droomsporen uses video mapping to show how the role of Maliebaan station has changed over time.
According to the museum schedule, the Arend replica makes its final steam runs of 2026 on 17 and 18 October. The first run starts at 10:30 on Saturday and at 12:00 on Sunday. The museum says the Arend does not run during the winter months.
From 10 to 25 October, the museum is open every day, including Mondays, from 10:00 to 17:00, according to the museum. During this period, extra free activities explore how we might travel in the future.
The address is Maliebaanstation 16. According to the museum, standard admission is €19.50; children aged three and under and Museumkaart holders enter free. Reserving an arrival time is compulsory even if you already have a ticket. Only card payments are accepted at the museum.
The museum lists parking at €16.50 for the first four hours, with a daily maximum of €25. Parking tickets cannot be reserved in advance and can only be paid for digitally at a machine inside the museum.