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The Kyoto Railway Museum (Japanese: 京都鉄道博物館 Kyōto Tetsudō Hakubutsukan) is a railway museum located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the successor to the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum (Japanese: 梅小路蒸気機関車館 Umekōji Jōki Kikansha Kan) and the Modern Transportation Museum. The museum is operated by the West Japan Railway Company.

Current exhibits[]

All exhibits, apart from some steam locomotives, are on static display. Occasionally steam locomotives are brought out for display on the roundhouse turntable.

Steam locomotives[]

Photograph Number Class Manufacturer Build date Status
JGR 233 2020
233 230 Kisha Seizō 1903 Static display
JGR 1080 2023
1080 1070 Dübs & Co. 1901 Static display
JGR 1801 2022
1801 1800 Kitson and Company 1881 Static display
JGR 7105 2023
7105 Yoshitsune 7100 H.K. Porter, Inc. 1884 Operational
JGR 8630 2023
8630 8620 Kisha Seizō 1914 Operational
JNR 9633 2023
9633 9600 Kawasaki Dockyard 1914 Static display
JNR B20 10 2022
B20 10 B20 Tateyama Heavy Industries 1946 Operational
JNR C11 64 2023
C11 64 C11 Kawasaki Sharyō 1935 Static display
JNR C11 324 Cab 2023
C11 324 C11 Nippon Sharyo 1946 Cab only, static display
JNR C51 239 2020
C51 239 C51 Kisha Seizō 1927 Static display
JNR C53 45 2023
C53 45 C53 Kisha Seizō 1928 Static display
JNR C55 1 2022
C55 1 C55 Kawasaki Sharyō 1935 Static display
JNR C56 160 2023 Night
C56 160 C56 Kawasaki Sharyō 1939 Operational
JNR C57 1 2023
C57 1 C57 Kawasaki Sharyō 1937 Dismantled
JNR C58 1 2019
C58 1 C58 Kisha Seizō 1938 Static display
JNR C59 164 2022
C59 164 C59 Hitachi 1946 Static display
JNR C61 2 2023
C61 2 C61 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 1948 Out of service
JNR C62 1 2023
C62 1 C62 Hitachi 1948 Static display
JNR C62 2 2023
C62 2 C62 Hitachi 1948 Operational
JNR C62 26 2023
C62 26 C62 Kawasaki Sharyō 1948 Static display
JNR D50 140 2023
D50 140 D50 Hitachi 1926 Static display
JNR D51 1 2023
D51 1 D51 Kawasaki Sharyō 1936 Static display
JNR D51 200 2023
D51 200 D51 Hamamatsu Works 1938 Operational
JNR D52 468 2023
D52 468 D52 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 1946 Static display

Diesel locomotives[]

Photograph Number Class Manufacturer Build date Status
JNR 912-64 2021
912-64 912 Nippon Sharyo 1967 Front only, static display
JNR DD51 756 2023
DD51 756 DD51 Hitachi 1972 Static display
JNR DD54 33 2023
DD54 33 DD54 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 1971 Static display

Electric locomotives[]

Photograph Number Class Manufacturer Build date Status
JNR EF52 1 2023
EF52 1 EF52 Hitachi 1928 Static display
JNR EF58 150 2023
EF58 150 EF58 Toshiba 1958 Static display
JNR EF65 1 2023
EF65 1 EF65 Kawasaki Sharyō 1965 Static display
JNR EF66 10 2022
EF66 10 EF66 Kawasaki Sharyō 1966 Front portion only, static display
JNR EF66 35 2023
EF66 35 EF66 Kawasaki Sharyō 1974 Static display
JNR EF81 103 2023
EF81 103 EF81 Hitachi 1974 Static display

Electric multiple units[]

Photograph Number Class Previous set(s) Manufacturer Build date Status
0 21-1 2023
21-1 0 Series Shinkansen C, N1, H1 Nippon Sharyo 1964 Static display
0 16-1 2023
16-1 0 Series Shinkansen C, N1, H1 Nippon Sharyo 1964 Static display
0 35-1 2020
35-1 0 Series Shinkansen N2, H2 Nippon Sharyo 1964 Static display
0 22-1 2023
22-1 0 Series Shinkansen C, N1, H1 Nippon Sharyo 1964 Static display
100 122-5003 2023
122-5003 100 Series Shinkansen V3, K54 Hitachi 1989 Static display
500 522-1 2023
522-1 500 Series Shinkansen W1 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 1996 Static display
KuHa86001 2020
KuHa 86001 80 series - Hitachi 1950 Static display
KuHa 80001 2020
MoHa 80001 80 series - Hitachi 1950 Static display
KuHa 103-1 2023
KuHa 103-1 103 series A21 Nippon Sharyo 1963 Static display
KuHa 117-1 2023
KuHa 117-1 117 series C01, S01, T01 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 1979 Static display
KuHa 489-1 2023
KuHa 489-1 489 series H01 Tokyu Car Corporation 1971 Static display
KuHaNe 581-35 2023
KuHaNe 581-35 581 series B6 Hitachi 1968 Static display

Diesel multiple units[]

Photograph Number Class Previous set(s) Manufacturer Build date Status
KiHa 81 3 2023
KiHa 81 3 KiHa 81 series - Kinki Sharyo 1960 Static display