20160507-20160511 Japan : Kyoto-fu Kyoto-shi 京都府 京都市 - Kyoto Railway Museum 京都鉄道博物館


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Kyoto Railway Museum 京都鉄道博物館
Kyoto Railway Museum 京都鉄道博物館 is located at the west of JR Kyoto station 京都駅. The museum is opened on 29 April 2016.

The previous Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum 梅小路蒸気機関車館, now renamed as Umekoji Steam Locomotive Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫, is now part of the Kyoto Railway Museum 京都鉄道博物館.

The nearest train station is Kyoto station 京都駅 of JR various lines / Kintetsu Kyoto Line 近鉄京都線 / Kyoto Municipal Management Subway Karasuma Line 京都市営地下鉄烏丸線.
Front entrance of the Kyoto Railway Museum 京都鉄道博物館 Promenade exhibits - Steam Locomotive (SL) Promenade exhibits - locomotive
Promenade exhibits - the first Shinkansen 新幹線 : Series 0 Promenade exhibits - the first Shinkansen 新幹線 : Series 0 Promenade exhibits - the first Shinkansen 新幹線 : Series 0
Promenade exhibits - the first Shinkansen 新幹線 : Series 0 Promenade exhibits - diesel locomotive Promenade exhibits - locomotive
Promenade exhibits - electric locomotive Promenade exhibits - electric locomotive Promenade exhibits - tiny trains for children to ride. Unfortunately it was not in service.
Indoor exhibits - SL Indoor exhibits - manual car running on rails for visitors to try Indoor exhibits - train headmarks
Indoor exhibits - old national railway colour locomotive Indoor exhibits - old national railway colour locomotive Indoor exhibits - Shinkansen 新幹線 : Series 500
Indoor exhibits - SL Indoor exhibits - electric locomotive Indoor exhibits - Shinkansen 新幹線 : Series 100
Indoor exhibits - Shinkansen 新幹線 : Series 100 Indoor exhibits - old national railway colour locomotive Indoor exhibits - freight locomotive
Indoor exhibits - diesel locomotive Indoor exhibits - old national railway colour locomotive Indoor exhibits - electric locomotive
Indoor exhibits - salon car of the Twilight Express Indoor exhibits - salon car of the Twilight Express Indoor exhibits - salon car of the Twilight Express
Indoor exhibits - locomotive Indoor exhibits - diesel locomotive Indoor exhibits - modern ticket gate
Indoor exhibits - modern ticket gate Rooftop observation deck - looking at the Kyoto Station 京都駅 side Rooftop observation deck - looking at the Touji 東寺 side
Rooftop observation deck - a system showing all the train movements in the area Rooftop observation deck - 2 Limited Express Haruka 特急はるか Rooftop observation deck - N700 Series Shinkansen 新幹線 and Limited Express Haruka 特急はるか
Balcony - looking down at the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫 Balcony - looking down at the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫 Umekoji SL Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫 - passenger SL returning to the depot
Umekoji SL Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫 Umekoji SL Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫 - SL going into the turntable Umekoji SL Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫 - SL going into the turntable
Umekoji SL Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫 - turntable revolving Umekoji SL Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫 - turntable revolving Umekoji SL Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫 - turntable revolving
Umekoji SL Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫 - turntable revolving Umekoji SL Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫 - SL Umekoji SL Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫 - SL
Umekoji SL Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫 - SL Umekoji SL Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫 - SL Umekoji SL Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫 - SL
Umekoji SL Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫 - SL Umekoji SL Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫 - SL Umekoji SL Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫 - SL
 
Umekoji SL Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫 - SL Umekoji SL Depot 梅小路蒸気機関車庫