SCMaglev and Railway Park

{{short description|Railway museum in Nagoya, Japan}}

{{Infobox museum

|name = SCMaglev and Railway Park

| native_name = リニア・鉄道館 ~夢と想い出のミュージアム~

| native_name_lang = ja

|image = SCMaglev and Railway Park in Aichi Prefecture.jpg

|caption = The museum exterior in December 2014

|map_type = Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan

|map_caption = Location of the museum

|coordinates = {{coord|35.04735|136.849319|display=inline}}

|established = 14 March 2011

|dissolved =

|location = Nagoya, Japan

|type = Railway museum

|visitors =

|director =

|curator =

|publictransit = Kinjō-futō Station

|website = {{URL|museum.jr-central.co.jp}}

}}

The {{nihongo|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 the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Nagoya, Japan.{{Cite web | script-title=ja:JR東海博物館(仮称)の名称等の決定について |trans-title=Name Selected for JR Central Museum | publisher = JR Central | date = 16 September 2010 | url = http://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000009143.pdf | accessdate = 16 September 2010 | language = ja}} The museum opened on 14 March 2011.{{cite web |url= http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20110315a2.html|title= JR Tokai maglev, train park opens in Nagoya|date= 15 March 2011|work= The Japan Times Online|publisher= The Japan Times Ltd.|location= Japan|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121012131648/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20110315a2.html|archive-date= 12 October 2012 |accessdate= 4 January 2014}}

The museum features 39 full-size railway vehicles and one bus exhibit, train cab simulators, and model railway dioramas.{{cite magazine| title = リニア・鉄道館 会館|trans-title=SCMaglev and Railway Park opens|magazine=Japan Railfan Magazine | volume = 51| issue = 601|pages=64–73| publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd.| location = Japan | date = May 2011}}

Exhibits

The following full-size vehicles are on display.{{cite magazine| title = 「リニア・鉄道館」ファーストガイド|trans-title="SCMaglev and Railway Park" First Guide|magazine=Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine | volume = 40| issue = 324|pages=20–33| publisher = Kōtsū Shimbun | location = Japan | date = April 2011}}

=Shinkansen=

File:JR MLX01-1 001.jpg

File:SCMaglev and Railway Park Shinkansen Train Zone.jpg

  • MLX01 SCMaglev car No. MLX01-1 (built 1995 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, from JR Research)
  • 0 Series Shinkansen car – No. 21-86 (built 1971 by Kisha Seizo, from Hamamatsu Works)
  • 0 Series Shinkansen car – No. 16-2034 (built 1986 by Nippon Sharyo, from Hamamatsu Works)
  • 0 Series Shinkansen car – No. 36-84 (built 1975 by Hitachi, from Hamamatsu Works)
  • 0 Series Shinkansen car – No. 37-2523 (built 1983 by Hitachi, from Hamamatsu Works)
  • Class 922 Doctor Yellow car No. 922-26 (built 1979 by Hitachi, from JR West)
  • 100 Series Shinkansen car – No. 123-1 (built 1986 by Hitachi, from Hamamatsu Works)
  • 100 Series Shinkansen car – No. 168-9001 (built 1985 by Kinki Sharyo, from Hamamatsu Works)
  • 300 Series Shinkansen prototype car – No. 322-9001 (built 1990 by Hitachi, from Hamamatsu Works)
  • Class 955 "300X" car No. 955-6 (built 1994 by Hitachi, from Hamamatsu Works)
  • 700 Series Shinkansen prototype car – No. 723-9001 (ex-set C1, built 1997 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, on display from 2 January 2014){{cite web |url= http://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000020076.pdf|script-title=ja:リニア・鉄道館 700系新幹線電車の展示について|trans-title=700 series shinkansen exhibit at SCMaglev and Railway Park|date= 13 November 2013|work= News release|publisher= Central Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|accessdate= 14 November 2013}}
  • N700 Series Shinkansen prototype car – No. 783-9001 (ex-set X0, built 2005 by Hitachi, on display from 17 July 2019){{cite web |url= https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000039557.pdf|script-title=ja:リニア・鉄道館 N700系車両の展示について|trans-title=N700 series shinkansen exhibit at SCMaglev and Railway Park|date= 17 May 2019|work= News release|publisher= Central Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|accessdate= 14 July 2019}} (displayed outside)
  • N700 Series Shinkansen prototype car – No. 775-9001 (ex-set X0, built 2005 by Nippon Sharyo, on display from 17 July 2019, displayed outside)
  • N700 Series Shinkansen prototype car – No. 786-9201 (ex-set X0, built 2005 by Nippon Sharyo, on display from 17 July 2019, displayed outside)

=Locomotives=

File:C57 139 steam locomotive SCMaglev and Railway Park.jpg

  • Class Ke 90 steam locomotive - No. Ke 90 (built 1918, from Nagoya Training Centre) (displayed outside)
  • JNR Class C57 steam locomotive - No. C57 139 (built 1940 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, from Nagoya Training Centre)
  • JNR Class C62 steam locomotive - No. C62 17 (built 1948 by Hitachi, from Higashiyama Park)
  • JNR Class ED11 electric locomotive - No. ED11 2 (built 1922 by General Electric, from Sakuma Rail Park)
  • JNR Class ED18 electric locomotive - No. ED18 2 (built 1923 by English Electric, from Hamamatsu Works)
  • JNR Class EF58 electric locomotive - No. EF58 157 (built 1957 by Mitsubishi Electric, from Hamamatsu Works)

=Electric railcars=

File:MoHa 63 JRC.jpg

  • Class MoHa 1 3rd-class electric railcar - No. MoHa 1035 (built 1922 by Kisha Seizo, from Ina-Matsushima Depot)
  • KuMoHa 12 electric railcar - No. KuMoHa 12041 (built 1927 by Kisha Seizo, from Ina-Matsushima Depot)
  • Class KuMoHa 52 EMU car - No. MoHa 52004 (built 1937 by Kawasaki Sharyo, from Sakuma Rail Park)
  • Class MoHa 63 EMU car - No. MoHa 63638 (built 1947 by Kawasaki Sharyo, from Hamamatsu Works)
  • 111 series EMU car - No. KuHa 111-1 (built 1962 by Nippon Sharyo, from Sakuma Rail Park)
  • 117 series EMU car - KuHa 117-30
  • 165 series EMU car - No. KuMoHa 165-108 (built 1966 by Tokyu Car, from Mino-Ōta Depot)
  • 165 series EMU car - No. SaRo 165-106 (built 1967 by Teikoku Sharyo, from Hamamatsu Works)
  • 381 series EMU car - No. KuHa 381-1 (built 1973 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, from Mino-Ōta Depot)

=Diesel railcars=

  • Class KiHa 48000 railcar - No. KiHa 48036 (built 1956 by Tokyu Car, from Sakuma Rail Park)
  • Class KiHa 82 DMU car - No. KiHa 82-73 (built 1965 by Nippon Sharyo, from Mino-Ōta Depot)
  • KiHa 181 series DMU car - No. KiHa 181-1 (built 1968 by Fuji Heavy Industries, from Sakuma Rail Park)

=Steam railcars=

  • Class HoJi 6005 steam railcar - No. HoJi 6014 (built 1913 by Kisha Seizo)

=Passenger carriages=

  • SuNi 30 passenger carriage – No. SuNi 30 95 (built 1929 by Osaka Tekko, from Sakuma Rail Park)
  • OYa 31 passenger carriage – No. OYa 31 12 (built 1937 by Nakata Sharyo, from Sakuma Rail Park)
  • OHa 35 passenger carriage – No. OHa 35 206 (built 1941 by Nippon Sharyo, from Sakuma Rail Park)
  • MaINe 40 sleeping carriage – No. MaINe 40 7 (built 1948 by Nippon Sharyo, from Sakuma Rail Park)
  • 43 series passenger carriage – No. SuHa 43 321 (built 1954 by Niigata Tekko)
  • 10 series sleeping carriage – No. ORoNe 10 27 (built 1960 by Hitachi, from Sakuma Rail Park)

Former exhibits

  • 300 Series Shinkansen car – No. 323-20 (ex-set J21, built 1993 by Nippon Sharyo, from Hamamatsu Works, removed in December 2013)
  • 381 series EMU car - No. KuRo 381-11 (built 1974 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, from Mino-Ōta Depot, removed in June 2019)
  • 117 series EMU cars - MoHa 116-59 + KuHa 116-209 (they were displayed outside, removed in June 2019)

History

Construction work started in August 2009, with the first exhibits moved in from July 2010.{{Cite web | script-title=ja:JR東海博物館(仮称)建物内への展示車両の搬入について |trans-title=Installation of exhibits in JR Central Museum | publisher = JR Central | date = 21 July 2010 | url = http://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000008626.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110519214650/http://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000008626.pdf|archive-date= 19 May 2011| accessdate = 4 January 2014 | language = ja}} The museum opened on 14 March 2011.

On 29 January 2012, a small ceremony was held to mark the one millionth visitor to the museum.{{cite web |url= http://www.nikkei.com/news/local/article/g=96958A9C93819496E0EBE2E2E38DE0EBE2E3E0E2E3E0919CEAE2E2E2;n=9694E3E4E3E0E0E2E2EBE0E0E4E4|script-title=ja:リニア・鉄道館、来場者100万人達成|trans-title=SCMaglev and Railway Park reached one million visitors|date= 30 January 2012|work= Nikkei Shimbun|publisher= Nikkei Inc.|location= Japan |language= ja|accessdate= 4 January 2014}}

See also

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