Ambarawa Railway Museum

The Ambarawa Railway Museum is a heritage railway museum housed in the former Willem I Station in Ambarawa, Semarang Regency, Central Java. Established on the site of a station built in 1873 by the Nederlandsch Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij, it preserves Indonesia's railway history. The museum displays vintage steam locomotives, carriages and railway equipment, and is notable for its preserved rack railway section between Ambarawa and Bedono.

Visitors can expect a historic colonial-era station building with platforms, vintage steam and diesel locomotives, old carriages and railway equipment displayed indoors and outdoors. The setting includes original tracks, a turntable and station facilities. Visitors can explore the exhibition halls, view the locomotive collection, take photos on the platforms, and optionally ride a vintage tourist train on the preserved line toward Tuntang or the rack section toward Bedono when operating.

Originally built as Willem I Station in 1873 by the Nederlandsch Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij (NIS) to serve military transport to Fort Willem I and the Semarang - Yogyakarta line. The station was closed in 1976 and subsequently preserved as a railway museum, officially opened on 6 October 1976, to conserve Indonesia's railway heritage including the 3 ft 6 in gauge and the unique rack railway system between Ambarawa and Bedono.

Preserves and presents Indonesia's railway heritage and colonial-era transportation history. Serves as an educational and cultural attraction showcasing historic locomotives, carriages and railway technology, and maintains the heritage rack railway as a rare example of mountain railway engineering in Java.