Ome Railway Park

Railway museum in Ōme, Tokyo, Japan
Ome Railway Park is located in Japan
Ome Railway Park
Location within Japan
Established1962LocationŌme, Tokyo JapanTypeRailway museumPublic transit accessŌme StationWebsitewww.ejrcf.or.jp/ome/english/index.html

The Ome Railway Park (青梅鉄道公園, Ōme Tetsudō Kōen) is a railway museum in Ōme, Tokyo, Japan. It opened in 1962, and is operated by the East Japan Railway Culture Foundation, a foundation established by East Japan Railway Company.

Exhibits

Seven steam locomotives, one electric locomotive and one 0 Series Shinkansen EMU car are on display.[1][2] (as of July 2023)

Category Number Class Builder Year built Image
Steam 2221 JGR Class 2120 North British Locomotive Company, Scotland 1905
5540 JGR Class 5500 Beyer, Peacock & Company, England 1897
8620 JGR Class 8620 Kisha Seizo, Japan 1914
9608 JNR Class 9600 Kawasaki, Japan 1913
C11 1 JNR Class C11 Kisha Seizo, Japan 1932
D51 452 JNR Class D51 Kisha Seizo, Japan 1939
E10 2 JNR Class E10 Kisha Seizo, Japan 1948
Electric ED16 1 JNR Class ED16 [ja] Mitsubishi, Japan 1936
Shinkansen 22-75 0 series Kisha Seizo, Japan 1969
  • Shinkansen car 22-75 was repainted into Tohoku ivory/green livery for short period in late 1980s.[3]
  • JNR Class C51 steam locomotive No. C51 5 was also preserved here until it was moved to the Railway Museum in Saitama, Saitama.[1]
  • JGR Class 110 steam locomotive No. 110 was also sectioned and put on display here, until its sectioned part was restored was moved to CIAL Sakuragichō Station in June 2020.[4]

Access

The museum is located 15 minutes walk from Ome Station on the Ome Line.

Address

2-155 Katsunuma, Ōme, Tokyo

References

  1. ^ a b "The Collection of Ome Railway Park - 2013". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  2. ^ "The Collection of Ome Railway Park". Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  3. ^ 鉄道のテクノロジーVol1:新幹線 [Railway Technology Vol.1: Shinkansen]. Japan: Sanei Mook. April 2009. p. 121. ISBN 978-4-7796-0534-5.
  4. ^ "桜木町駅新南口に蒸気機関車やジオラマ、旧横濱鉄道歴史展示「旧横ギャラリー」充実!". はまこれ横浜 (in Japanese). 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2022-10-17.

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