[2] The railway station was designed by German architect Otto Ritter, and built between 1873 and 1910.

[2] The railway station became defunct after the course of the railway, which ran along the coast of Marmara Sea and passed through the city center, was changed to run north of the city.

After restoration works for redevelopment, which began in 2004, the former railway station was opened early 2007.

A steam locomotive and two railroad cars, redesigned as cafeteria and restaurant and situated in front of the museum, serve the visitors.

[3] In the museum halls, artifacts from Paleolithic, Hellenic, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman era are exhibited.