The museum commemorating the first underground railway of the continent was opened in 1975 and was renovated in the course of the reconstruction of the entire underground line in 1996.
Special feature of the museum is that the exhibition area itself is a technical monument: an original stretch of the tunnel of the Millennium Underground Railway, which was abandoned when the line was corrected in 1995. Therefore, not only the cars, mock-ups, documents and photographs on display in the museum, but also the walls radiate a unique historical atmosphere in the very heart of the inner city of Budapest.
The visitor is welcomed by the original inscription of the former terminus: “Gizella tér” (Giselle square) (in genuine Zsolnay ceramic tiles).
Alongside memorial plaques also from the station of Giselle Square list the names of those who contributed to the construction of the underground railway. This is where the marble tablet is displayed, which testifies that His Majesty Joseph visiting Budapest to attend the festivities of the Millennium took a ride on the underground railway on 8 May 1896 and in his “clemency allowed” that the railway adopts his name.
The vehicles exhibited were set on the tracks by cranes through the open roof in 1975. The display cabinets facing the cars present original documents, photographs, models and other exhibits to depict the history of the underground railway from the time of its construction up to this day. The final section of the display allows us to inspect in the metro constructions of Budapest.

Museum, Budapest