The Tobu Museum (東武博物館, Tōbu Hakubutsukan) is a railway museum in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It opened in May 1989, and is operated by Tobu Railway.[1]
東武博物館 | |
 1720 series "DRC" car outside the museum | |
  Location within Japan | |
| Established | May 1989 |
|---|---|
| Location | Sumida, Tokyo Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°43′24″N 139°49′09″E / 35.723456°N 139.819037°E |
| Type | Railway museum |
| Public transit access | Higashi-Mukōjima Station |
| Website | www |
The museum was closed from January 2009 until June 2009 for refurbishment.[2] It reopened on 22 July 2009.
Exhibits
editThe following full-size vehicles are on display.
- B1 class steam locomotive – No. 5 (built 1898 by Beyer, Peacock & Company)[3]
- B1 class steam locomotive – No. 6 (built 1898 by Beyer, Peacock & Company)[3]
- ED101 class electric locomotive – No. 101 (later ED4000 class No. ED4001, built 1930, moved to museum from Ohmi Railway in January 2009)[1]
- ED5010 class electric locomotive - No. ED5015 (built 1959)[3]
- Class DeHa1 electric railcar – No. DeHa5 (built 1924)[3]
- 1720 series "DRC" electric multiple unit car – cab section only (built 1960)[3]
- 5700 series electric multiple unit car – No. MoHa5701 (built 1951, moved to museum in January 2009)[1]
- Nikkō Tramway 200 series tramcar - No. 203 (built 1954)[3]
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 Tobu 8000 series 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.[4]
Access
editThe museum is located underneath Higashi-Mukōjima Station on the Tobu Skytree Line. Visitors can view trains passing at close range from windows underneath the platform.
Address
edit4-28-16 Higashi-mukōjima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
References
edit- ^ a b c Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō magazine March 2009 issue
- ^ 全国鉄道博物館ガイド (Nationwide Railway Museum Guide), published with October 2008 issue of Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō magazine
- ^ a b c d e f Tobu Museum exhibit guide Archived 2008-12-22 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 11 March 2009 (in Japanese)
- ^ 東武8000系8111編成が試運転 [Tobu 8000 series set 8111 test run]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)