Very Much on Point - I am surprised at one or two of the reviews here. The Museum is actually quite well sign posted and the information is available in English through a number of means. The entrance is certainly not hard to find, it is in fact within a few yards of the exit from the Railway Station platform and very hard to miss. The lighting is appropriate for the very comprehensive display of trains, trams and pretty much every thing else related to getting around Belgium by rail (of various types). There is enough here to interest both the serious railway anorak, and the family with children of all ages, not to mention the very happy school parties that were visiting en masse when we were looking around. There is also some considerable interest for the more generally historically minded, including some sobering coverage of the war time deportations. I did not try the brasserie, but there are several cafes in the immediate area, which are extremely convenient to use if one arrives a little early, as we did, or wish to go somewhere for a snack or more afterwards, and not use the Brasserie on site..

Definitely do - Definitely worth it...beautiful and cared for. Pretty soon around ma bon...you must have seen it. Nice shop at the end.

Outstanding modern rail museum. Highly recommended - This museum is located next to Schaerbeek railway station, on the main Brussels railway (direct connections from Midi and Central). It is housed in the historic Schaerbeek station plus several large modern buildings nearby. It is only recently opened (2017?) and everything feels new and modern. The locomotives and carriages are beautifully presented, and you get a great overview of the development of Belgian rail and its importance to the country. The locos are all in beautiful condition, and very atmospherically presented, and the whole museum experience is excellent. 90% of the museum info is translated into English, and the remaining 10% are the less interesting displays that you won't mind missing. Conveniently, you can leave luggage at the entrance (not locked and at your own risk). I'd highly recommend this museum to any Brussels tourists and I rate it higher than the Atomium as a family-friendly science and tech oriented museum. It's a great place!

Great museum from 7 to 77 years old - Superb, very well done museum Arrive by train at the station or by easy-access tram The building is truly magnificent Inside we see a reconstructed station hall with the evolution of the ticket offices A former railway worker offered us the free audio guide which I recommend because it is fascinating. Then in 4 hangars we will visit locomotives 🚂 and wagons with always great explanations. Honestly great even though I don't know anything about trains

Top museum! - From the beginning to the end impressive. Not only the trains but the whole setup, building, sound, restaurant, atmosfeer. One of the best musea i ever visited and NOT too many people.

Several halls of trains - Lots of trains to see, from early steam trains and carriages, up to modern electric trains, plus everything that makes a train system run: tracks, signals, etc. Belgium was the first place in continental Europe to build a train line, so they came up with many of the early inventions, and they are on display here too. I used the museum Android App and that worked OK and gave me more information about what I was seeing. I spent 3 hours in the museum.

Well worth visit - Very well laid out and interesting for both adults and children. Lots to see. We took tram 92 direct from parc to Shaelbeek and caught sncf train back into brussels. Only downside is that the cafe is at the start of museum and from the exit, you have to re enter museum entrance to get to cafe. Well worth visit. Shop is full of little items for children to want !!

Not rail-ly as good as we were expecting - We were expecting good things after reading lots of positive reviews online, however our visit was average and disappointing in places. My husband is a railway enthusiast and was unfortunately disappointed with the museum overall. Many of the information boards/exhibits were difficult to read or see due to ridiculously dull lighting. Not sure whether this was done to create atmosphere, but for visitors it is simply very annoying! Only certain bits of information were translated into English. There were also signs which indicated you could listen to information through an audio guide, however this was not offered or explained to us when we purchased tickets from the cashier. Shop was also disappointing, with a lack of variety. Books in there were very expensive, so we came away without any souvenirs. In my opinion, the museum experience wasn’t worth the €15 admission per adult. Wouldn’t visit again.

Too dark! - Very dark inside. Unable to see any detail. Difficult to find my way around. Difficult to find the entrance. Signage lacking. I was the only visitor in the whole exhibition for the afternoon.

Terrible Experience at Brasserie Filou Sophie in the Train Museum - Visited the Train Museum but Brasserie Filou Sophie ruined it with awful service as they charged 1 euro for my kid to piss