Tobu Museum
Encyclopedia
The is a railway museum
in Sumida, Tokyo
, Japan
. It opened in May 1989, and is operated by Tobu Railway
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The museum was closed from January 2009 until June 2009 for refurbishment. It reopened on 22 July 2009.
The collection includes a reproduction of a station office Including automatic ticket gates outside with see-through covering, ticket vending machines, interlocking board, telephone and railroad exhibits. A season ticket issuing machine and "celebrate admission pass" is issued free of charge.
on the Tōbu Isesaki Line. You can view trains passing at close range from windows underneath the platform.
Railway museum
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives , railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment.See List of railway museums...
in Sumida, Tokyo
Sumida, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It calls itself Sumida City in English.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 240,296 and a density of 17,480 persons per km²...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It opened in May 1989, and is operated by Tobu Railway
Tobu Railway
is a Japanese commuter railway company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. It operates in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Tochigi, and Gunma Prefectures...
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The museum was closed from January 2009 until June 2009 for refurbishment. It reopened on 22 July 2009.
Exhibits
The following full-size vehicles are on display.- B1 class steam locomotive – No. 5 (built 1898 by Beyer, Peacock and CompanyBeyer, Peacock and CompanyBeyer, Peacock and Company was an English railway Locomotive manufacturer with a factory in Gorton, Manchester. Founded by Charles Beyer and Richard Peacock, it traded from 1854 until 1966...
) - B1 class steam locomotive – No. 6 (built 1898 by Beyer, Peacock and Company)
- ED101 class electric locomotive – No. 101 (later ED4000 class No. ED4001, built 1930, moved to museum from Ohmi RailwayOhmi Railwayis a Japanese private railway company which operates in Shiga Prefecture, and a member of the Seibu group since 1943. The company is named after the Ōmi Province, the former name of the present-day Shiga. The railway is nicknamed by local users because of its noisy sound.- History :Ohmi Railway is...
in January 2009) - ED5010 class electric locomotive - No. ED5015 (built 1959)
- Class DeHa1 electric railcar – No. DeHa5 (built 1924)
- 1720 series "DRC" electric multiple unit car – cab section only (built 1960)
- 5700 series electric multiple unit car – No. MoHa5701 (built 1951, moved to museum in January 2009)
- Nikkō Tramway 200 series tramcar - No. 203 (built 1954)
The collection includes a reproduction of a station office Including automatic ticket gates outside with see-through covering, ticket vending machines, interlocking board, telephone and railroad exhibits. A season ticket issuing machine and "celebrate admission pass" is issued free of charge.
Access
The museum is located underneath Higashi-Mukōjima StationHigashi-Mukōjima Station
is a railway station in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.-Lines:The station is served by the Tōbu Isesaki Line from Asakusa Station in Tokyo to Isesaki in Gunma Prefecture...
on the Tōbu Isesaki Line. You can view trains passing at close range from windows underneath the platform.