Railway Museum (Saitama)
鉄道博物館 | |
| Established | 14 October 2007 |
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| Location | Saitama, Saitama, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°55′16″N 139°37′05″E / 35.92111°N 139.61806°E |
| Type | Railway museum |
| Public transit access | The Railway Museum Station, New Shuttle |
| Website | www |
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The Railway Museum (鉄道博物館, Tetsudō Hakubutsukan) is a railway museum in Saitama, Saitama, Japan, which opened on 14 October 2007. It was built and is operated by the East Japan Railway Culture Foundation, a non-profit subsidiary of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It consists of a 19,800 m² building on a site covering 42,500 m², with a display area 9,500 m² in size.
The museum features about 30 railway cars, train cab simulators, railway model dioramas, mini trains, storage for artifacts and books, video booths, a multi-purpose hall, a gallery balcony, a cafeteria, a museum shop, and a research room.