The Thessaly Railway Museum occupies the old Volos station, a handsome neoclassical building that alone justifies a short detour. The museum documents the history of the railway network that once connected Volos to the wider Thessaly plain and, more evocatively, the narrow-gauge Pelion Railway — the Moutzouris, or Dirty Face — that ran from here up into the steep terrain of the Pelion peninsula from 1895 until its closure in 1971.
The collection includes vintage maps, photographs, station equipment, and memorabilia from the railway's operation. Outside the station, several old locomotives and rolling stock are displayed, including some of the small narrow-gauge engines that managed the sharp curves of the mountain route. For railway enthusiasts this is a considerable pleasure. For others, the station building and the outdoor exhibits make for a worthwhile fifteen-minute stop, and the story of a mountain railway slowly losing its communities to the motor car carries a certain melancholy charm. A short section of the Pelion Railway has been restored and occasionally runs tourist excursions; ask locally about current schedules.