The Kyushu Railway History Museum is a railway museum owned by JR Kyushu in Kitakyushu, Japan.[1]
九州鉄道記念館 | |
 The museum's entrance | |
  Location of the museum  Kyushu Railway History Museum (Japan) | |
| Established | 9 August 2003 |
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| Location | Kitakyushu, Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°56′35″N 130°57′42″E / 33.94317°N 130.96179°E |
| Type | Railway museum |
| Director | Masaaki Sato (佐藤正昭) |
| Public transit access | Mojikō Station |
| Website | www |
History
editThe museum's main building was the former head office of Kyushu Railway[2] which was constructed doing 1891. In 2003 the Kyushu Railway Company opened the museum with many trains from all around Kyushu. In 2014 the main building was inscribed as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan[3].
Exhibits
editThe museum consists of three areas: the main building, the vehicle exhibition hall and a mini railway park.[4] It is much smaller than other Japanese railway museums like the SCMaglev and Railway Park in Nagoya or the Kyoto Railway Museum.[5]
References
edit- ^ "鉄道記念館とは". 九州鉄道記念館 －門司港レトロ地区観光－. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ^ "Kyushu Railway History Museum - THINGS TO DO". VISIT FUKUOKA. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ^ "構成文化財：九州鉄道記念館（旧九州鉄道本社） | 日本遺産 関門ノスタルジック海峡". www.japanheritage-kannmon.jp. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ^ "本館 | 施設案内". 九州鉄道記念館 －門司港レトロ地区観光－. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ^ "Dive Into a Century's Worth of Japanese History at Mojiko and the Kyushu Railway History Museum in Kitakyushu". www.tsunagujapan.com. Retrieved 2021-11-14.