Stellwerk Köln-Dünnwald
A small museum of railway signalling in a former signal box in Dünnwald – with working interlocking systems and an operations simulation.
The Köln-Dünnwald Signal Box is a museum of railway signalling and telecommunications technology. It occupies the building of a former signal box at the disused Köln-Dünnwald operating station.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-06-23
At a glance
- Museum since: 2011 (built up in the old signal-box building)
- Location: Cologne-Dünnwald
- Highlights: working interlocking systems, a railway operations simulation
- Visiting: on request and on regular open dates
Technology to set and switch
The centrepiece is the preserved DrS2 push-button interlocking system, whose relay technology is clearly visible behind glass. There is also a fully working electronic interlocking (type SIMIS B) rebuilt from Essen-Kupferdreh, and a reconstructed telephone exchange. A fascinating glimpse of the often hidden technology that keeps railway operations safe.
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