The is a

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Sumida, Tokyo is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Sumida City. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 257,300, and a population density of 18,690 persons per km ...

, Japan. It opened in May 1989, and is operated by

Tobu Railway is a Japanese commuter railway and ''keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second longes ...

. The museum was closed from January 2009 until June 2009 for refurbishment.全国鉄道博物館ガイド (Nationwide Railway Museum Guide), published with October 2008 issue of Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō magazine 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 & Company Beyer, Peacock and Company was an English railway locomotive manufacturer with a factory in Openshaw, Manchester. Founded by Charles Beyer, Richard Peacock and Henry Robertson, it traded from 1854 until 1966. The company exported locomotives, ...

)Tobu Museum exhibit guide
Retrieved on 11 March 2009 *B1 class steam locomotive – No. 6 (built 1898 by Beyer, Peacock & Company) *ED101 class electric locomotive – No. 101 (later ED4000 class No. ED4001, built 1930, moved to museum from

Ohmi Railway is 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 ...

in January 2009)Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō magazine March 2009 issue *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. The museum also owns the 6-car

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EMU set 8111, which was repainted into its original "royal beige" and "international orange" livery for a series of special event runs on Tobu Lines.

Access

The museum is located underneath Higashi-Mukōjima Station on the

Tobu Skytree Line The is a section of the Tobu Isesaki line operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway, extending from Asakusa Station in Tokyo to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains from the line continue to the Tokyo Metr ...

. Visitors can view trains passing at close range from windows underneath the platform.

Address

4-28-16 Higashi-mukōjima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo

References

External links

Official website
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