Kyoto Railway Museum
| 京都鉄道博物館 | |
The museum entrance in October 2016
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 Kyoto city
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| Former name | Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum |
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| Established |
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| Location | Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°59′13.98″N 135°44′35.24″E / 34.9872167°N 135.7431222°ECoordinates: 34°59′13.98″N 135°44′35.24″E / 34.9872167°N 135.7431222°E |
| Type | Railway museum |
| Owner | JR West |
| Public transit access | Tambaguchi Station, JR West Sagano Line |
| Nearest car park | Umekoji Park |
| Website | www |
The Kyoto Railway Museum (京都鉄道博物館 Kyōto Tetsudō Hakubutsukan?) (formerly the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum (梅小路蒸気機関車館 Umekōji Jōkikikansha-kan?) until 2016) is a railway museum in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The original Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum opened in 1972, but was expanded and modernized in 2016, becoming the Kyoto Railway Museum.
The museum is owned by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and is operated by Transportation Culture Promotion Foundation.
The museum is divided into the following exhibition areas, including the 20-track roundhouse built in 1914.
The Promenade area in May 2016
This is a three-storey building completed in April 2016.
Exhibits in the main hall in May 2016
The Main Hall viewed from the second floor in May 2016
The roundhouse was built surrounding a turntable. It is an Important Cultural Property designated by the government of Japan as the oldest reinforced-concrete car shed extant in Japan.
The roundhouse in May 2016
This two-storey structure was formerly part of Nijō Station in Kyoto until March 1996, and was subsequently moved to the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum where if formed the entrance building, housing the museum shop.
The former Nijo Station building in February 2006
As of April 2016[update] a total of 53 rolling stock items are on display at the museum.
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