The Kyushu Railway History Museum is a railway museum owned by JR Kyushu in Kitakyushu, Japan.[1]
九州鉄道記念館 | |
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 |
The 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].
The 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]