Izba Tradycji Tramwajów Warszawskich

What to expect

The Heritage Room is located inside the Mokotów tram depot at ul. Woronicza 27. Opened in March 2019 by Tramwaje Warszawskie, this is a place where the history of Warsaw’s rail transport sits literally under the same roof as the daily tram service.

Rooms filled with photographs, documents, and artefacts: scale models of vintage carriages (type Lw from 1926, type A from 1906, type 13N from 1959, horse-drawn summer and winter wagons), a conductor’s uniform, ticket punches, fragments of traction poles, old brakes, buttons from the earliest tram workers’ uniforms, a replica of a pre-war tram stop, and even cutlery bearing the historic MZK inscription. On the depot grounds, about a dozen vintage tramcars stand in the open – their interiors transport you through successive decades of the twentieth century.

Free admission. No tickets, no reservations – just turn up on the first Monday of the month.

Tips

• First Monday of each month, 10:00-18:00. This is the only regular slot. If the Monday falls on a public holiday, check the Tramwaje Warszawskie website.
• Monday means a workday. Plan for the afternoon hours if you work a standard schedule.
• Vintage trams on the depot grounds – look at them from outside, but do not board without permission. This is still a working depot.
• Museum Night – Tramwaje Warszawskie often organise extra openings of the Heritage Room and rides on vintage trams.
• Great for children interested in transport. The tram models and ticket punches impress younger visitors.

Getting there

Tram: Woronicza stop (lines 4, 35) – 2 minutes walk. The most logical transport to a tram museum.

Bus: Woronicza or Domaniewska stops (lines 136, 148, 192).

Metro: Wierzbno station (M1) – about 12 minutes on foot.

By bike: Veturilo stations near Woronicza/Domaniewska.

Nearby museums

Królikarnia Sculpture Museum (20 min walk or 2 bus stops) – a neoclassical palace with Dunikowski’s sculpture collection and a landscaped park.