SCMaglev and Railway Park

SCMaglev and Railway Park
リニア・鉄道館 ~夢と想い出のミュージアム~
The museum exterior in December 2014
SCMaglev and Railway Park is located in Aichi Prefecture
SCMaglev and Railway Park
Location of the museum
SCMaglev and Railway Park is located in Japan
SCMaglev and Railway Park
SCMaglev and Railway Park (Japan)
Established14 March 2011
LocationNagoya, Japan
Coordinates35°02′50″N 136°50′58″E / 35.04735°N 136.849319°E / 35.04735; 136.849319
TypeRailway museum
Public transit accessKinjō-futō Station
Websitemuseum.jr-central.co.jp

The SCMaglev and Railway Park (リニア・鉄道館 ~夢と想い出のミュージアム~, Rinia Tetsudōkan: Yume to Omoide no Myūjiamu, lit.'Linear Railway Museum: Museum of Dreams and Memories') is a railway museum owned by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Nagoya, Japan.[1] The museum opened on 14 March 2011.[2]

The museum features 39 full-size railway vehicles and one bus exhibit, train cab simulators, and railway model dioramas.[3]

  1. ^ JR東海博物館(仮称)の名称等の決定について [Name Selected for JR Central Museum] (PDF) (in Japanese). JR Central. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  2. ^ "JR Tokai maglev, train park opens in Nagoya". The Japan Times Online. Japan: The Japan Times Ltd. 15 March 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  3. ^ "リニア・鉄道館 会館" [SCMaglev and Railway Park opens]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 51, no. 601. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. May 2011. pp. 64–73.