Saitama Railway Museum
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| place | Saitama |
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| architect | JR East |
| opening | October 14, 2007 |
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The Railway Museum Saitama ( Japanese 鉄道博物館 tetsudō Hakubutsukan ) is a Railway Museum in Saitama , Japan , which opened on October 14 of 2007. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Culture Foundation , a non-profit organization of the JR East . It consists of a 19,800 m² building on a plot of 42,500 m² and offers an exhibition area of 9,500 m². The museum shows around 30 rail vehicles as well as train driver's cab simulators, model railway dioramas and mini-trains. It also includes storage for artifacts and books, video booths, a multi-purpose hall, a gallery balcony, a cafeteria, a museum shop and a research room.
Main exhibition hall
The museum enables learning through interactive experiences and is mainly divided into two zones:
- The history zone tells the story of rail technology with the help of trains that were in operation in the past.
- The learning zone enables visitors to get to know the principles and mechanisms of railways with the help of real parts and models.
The museum tour takes about two hours with additional time for interactive exhibits. On July 21, 2012, a library room known as the “Teppaku Reading Room” was opened in the converted north wing of the museum.
concept
The concept of the railway museum is as follows:
- The historical legacy of railways in Japan and the world is made known to a wide public.
- The development of the railroad and data on passenger traffic in eastern Japan are preserved, and research and teaching are carried out.
- The different stages of industrial history are processed taking into account the historical background.
- The focus is on actual exhibits such as locomotives, railcars, and railroad cars.
- The principles and mechanisms of the railroad can be experienced in a playful way with children's models, simulators and play equipment.
- The latest and future rail technology can be learned through experiments.
- The exhibition area is networked and accessible by rail.
history
Today's Railway Museum is the successor to the Transport Museum ( 交通 博物館Kōtsū Hakubutsukan ) in Chiyoda , Tokyo , which was closed on May 14, 2006. The first museum was opened under the elevated railway near Tokyo Station to celebrate the beginning of the 50th year of the railways in Japan on October 14, 1921. In 1936 the Railway Museum was relocated to a new building on the site of the former Manseibashi station building. The museum was renamed the Transportation Museum in 1948 to cover various modes of transportation. In 2006 the museum was closed due to the move to the new Railway Museum in Saitama.
Driving simulators
The museum has driving simulators that allow visitors to play train drivers on a D51 steam locomotive, a Shinkansen train, and trains on the Tōkaidō Main Line , Keihin-Tōhoku Line, and Yamanote Line . The D51 simulator requires a reservation through a reservation terminal installed in the museum and costs 500 yen, but the other simulators are all free.
ground floor
The true essence of the railroad car of every era from the early days to the present is exhibited in all 8 themes. This zone is connected to a lead-in and the vehicles are arranged around a turntable that is actually in operation. The vehicles on display are as follows:
Early Japanese Railways - Meiji Period (1868–1912)
- JGR class 150 steam locomotive (Locomotive No. 1) - railway monument , designated as an important cultural asset
- 1292 "Zeniko" steam locomotive - railway monument
- 7101 “Benkei” steam locomotive - railway monument
- Pioneer Major Passenger Car (Kotoku 5010) - Railway Monument
- Passenger car in the Meiji period (replica)
- Vehicle of the Kyoto Electric Railway
National Railway Network - Taishō Period (1912–1926)
- De968 / Hanif No. 1 Passenger Car - Matsumoto Electric Railway (Current Alpico Traffic) received from
- Nade 6141 - railway monument, state recognized cultural asset
- 9856 Steam Locomotive - The locomotive was made at the Omiya Factory, allowing various parts of the body to be opened to understand its internal structure. In addition, it is placed on a pedestal to move a wheel and the piston, which can also be observed from below.
- ED 40 No. 10, DC electric locomotive - railway memorial
- ED 17 No. 1, direct current electric locomotive
- Naha 34400, passenger railcar - partial reproduction
- Oha 31, No. 26, passenger railcar - received from the Tsugaru Railway
- Matsuyama hand-operated train
- Railbus No. 1 - Railway Monument. The first of the JNR railcars on the Weil-Okadokin line, the later Seto south line
- Motor for JNR Highway Bus (DS140 model with Hino RA 900P)
Birth of the express train and beginning of commuter traffic - pre-war and post-war period (1926–1955)
- Steam locomotive JNR class C51 No. 5 - exhibition vehicle of the Ōme railway park
- Steam locomotive JNR class C57 No. 135
- Steam locomotive JNR class D51 No. 426 (front)
- Electric Locomotive EF No. 1 DC - JR East Takasaki Vehicle Center. It stood as a railway monument in the Takasaki branch. It was received as teaching material from the Central Railway Gakuen and restored on June 24, 1986, and then operated occasionally until January 2009. Issued April 12, 2015.
- Maité 39 No. 11, passenger car - a vehicle from the Ōme Railway Park, after which it was stored at the Tokyo Comprehensive Vehicle Center and taken to the Railway Museum.
- Keha class 41307, issued by the daimyo hobby group "Kiha-048-Conservation Society"
- Kumoha 40074, DC train - JR East was located at the Kozu Vehicle Center
- Three-axle bogie type TR73
Era of mass transportation and electrification - Shōwa 30 (1955–1965)
- EF 58 89 DC electric locomotive - a vehicle of the JR East Tabiba. It was painted brown at the end of the national railroad. Then it was repainted from brown to the common color. It was kept in the Omiya General Vehicle Center, but was repainted brown after it was brought to the Railway Museum.
- Nahanev 22 No. 1 B - It was kept in the Fukasawa area of the JR East Kamakura General Vehicle Center. The final placement was in the oku zone.
- Kumoha 101-902, DC train - a vehicle stored at the JR East Tokyo General Vehicle Center. Another car can also be driven from the team office of this vehicle. Ordinary users cannot normally enter the team office.
- JNR Class 103-713, DC train - located at the JR East Japan Keiyo Vehicle Center
- JNR class 151-45 , DC train - a vehicle obtained at the JR East Niigata Vehicle Center
- Kiha # 11 25 Daimyo - purchased from Ibaraki Traffic. Issued as a dynamic storage vehicle until March 17, 2017.
Accelerated Network Across the Country - Shōwa 40 (1965-1975)
- Kuha type 167, direct current train. The replica of the driver's cab with parts of the actual vehicle from Nippon Sharyo and the Ooi Factory is the number "Kuha 167-1". At the beginning of the move of the Railway Museum, it can be seen in the north wing (north side extension) on the promenade that accompanies the renovation of the north wing. At the time of manufacture, it was about 7.6 m long, but it was gradually shortened due to the changing exhibition locations. At present it is about 5 m from the driver's cab and compartment.
- Kumoha 455-1, AC train - It was a vehicle that was located in the JR East Sendai Vehicle Center. The “Friendly Train” break room is a homomorphic vehicle that is used.
- Kuha 481-26, AC train
- Moha 484-61, AC train - a training vehicle from the JR East Katsuda Vehicle Center
- Electric locomotive ED 75 775, AC - a vehicle that was located in the JR East Akita vehicle center
Birth of the Shinkansen
- Shinkansen Class 0 No. 21-2 Shinkansen Train - West Japan Railway. It was kept at the JR West Employee Training Center. It has been on display in its own exhibition building since October 21, 2009. Timetable of time, departure marker, station name marker.
- Shinkansen train - the exhibition vehicle of the old transport museum.
- Shinkansen Class 200 No. 222-35 Shinkansen Train - from the Rail Vehicle Center of the JR East Niigata Shinkansen Railway. As part of the “ Tohoku - Joetsu Shinkansen, 30th Anniversary Special Exhibition”, which began on March 17, 2012, the driver's cab was opened for the first time and the “200 series Shinkansen, traveling with sound” was held. Even after the end of the special exhibition, the driver's cab will be open (outside of the holidays).
- Shinkansen Class 400 No. 411-3 Shinkansen Train - It was located at the JR East Yamagata Vehicle Center. He was received in the Fukushima General Transportation Zone after the operation ended. It was restored when the Yamagata Shinkansen line opened and on display in the new wing.
- Shinkansen series E1 No. E153-104 Shinkansen train - it is planned to display it in the open air exhibition.
- Shinkansen series E5 No. E514 Shinkansen train (full-size model) - re-manufactured for the exhibition. A simulator is installed in the cockpit. Exhibited in the new wing.
Freight transport
- DD13 No. 1, diesel locomotive - was put back into service outdoors from March 18, 2017.
- EF 66 No. 11, direct current electric locomotive for freight trains
- Cola 50000, container trolley
- Remo 10000, refrigerator car
Access
The museum is located next to Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station on the New Shuttle People Mover, one stop from Ōmiya Station, a hub on the JR East rail network. The museum has a limited number of parking spaces.
address
3-47 Ōnari-chō, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 330-0852.
future plans
A new four-story extension is to be opened in summer 2018. Originally planned as a five-storey building that was to open in autumn 2017, the plans were revised and scaled down in 2016 to reduce costs.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official website . Retrieved September 5, 2008. (Japanese)
- ↑ 「て っ ぱ く 図 書 室」 2012 年 夏 オ ー プ ン (Teppaku Reading Room opens summer 2012) ( Japanese , pdf) In: The Railway Museum . East Japan Railway Company. May 11, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ↑ 体 験 展示 (D51 シ ミ ュ レ ー タ 、 ミ ニ 運 転 列車) の 予 約 方法 変 更 に つ い て . April 7, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2008. (Japanese)
- ↑ 運 転 シ ミ ュ レ ー タ . Retrieved October 25, 2008. (Japanese)
- ↑ 収 蔵 の 「ナ デ 6110 形」 が 重 文 指定 記念 銘板 の 除 幕 式 . In: 交通 新聞 , 交通 新聞 社 , October 18, 2017, p. 3.
- ↑ 鉄 道 博物館 本館 リ ニ ュ ー ア ル お よ び 新 館 建設 計画 の 変 更 に つ い て (Refurbishment of Railway Museum main hall and changes to new building construction plans) ( Japanese ) In: Tetsudo Hobidas . Neko Publishing Co., Ltd .. February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
Coordinates: 35 ° 55 ′ 14 ″ N , 139 ° 37 ′ 6 ″ E