Kyoto Railway Museum

Kyoto Railway Museum
京都鉄道博物館
The museum entrance in October 2016
Kyoto Railway Museum is located in Kyoto city
Kyoto Railway Museum
Location of the museum
Kyoto Railway Museum is located in Japan
Kyoto Railway Museum
Kyoto Railway Museum (Japan)
Former name
Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum
Established
  • October 10, 1972 (1972-10-10) (as Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum)
  • April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29) (as Kyoto Railway Museum)
LocationShimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Coordinates34°59′14″N 135°44′33″E / 34.98722°N 135.74250°E / 34.98722; 135.74250
TypeRailway museum
OwnerJR West
Public transit accessUmekōji-Kyōtonishi Station, JR West Sagano Line
Nearest car parkUmekoji Park
Websitewww.kyotorailwaymuseum.jp/en/

The Kyoto Railway Museum (京都鉄道博物館, Kyōto Tetsudō Hakubutsukan) (formerly the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum (梅小路蒸気機関車館, Umekōji Jōkikikansha-kan) until 2016) is a railway museum in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The original Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum opened in 1972, but was expanded and modernized in 2016, becoming the Kyoto Railway Museum.

The museum is owned by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and is operated by Transportation Culture Promotion Foundation.