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The Kyushu Railway History Museum is a railway museum owned by JR Kyushu in Kitakyushu, Japan.[1]

Kyushu Railway History Museum
九州鉄道記念館
The museum's entrance
Location of the museum
Kyushu Railway History Museum (Japan)
Established9 August 2003
LocationKitakyushu, Japan
Coordinates33.94317°N 130.96179°E / 33.94317; 130.96179
TypeRailway museum
DirectorMasaaki Sato (佐藤正昭)
Public transit accessMojikō Station
Websitewww.k-rhm.jp

History


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].


Exhibits


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]


References


  1. "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.
  2. "Kyushu Railway History Museum - THINGS TO DO". VISIT FUKUOKA. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.


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