Kyoto Railway Museum

Kyoto Railway Museum
京都鉄道博物館
	The museum entrance in October 2016
	Location of the museum Kyoto Railway Museum (Japan)
Former name	Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum
Established	October 10, 1972 (as Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum); April 29, 2016 (as Kyoto Railway Museum);
Location	Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Coordinates	34°59′14″N 135°44′33″E
Type	Railway museum
Owner	JR West
Public transit access	Umekōji-Kyōtonishi Station, JR West Sagano Line
Nearest car park	Umekoji Park
Website	www.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.

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