Shanghai Railway Museum
Shanghai Railway Museum is a museum for railways in Shanghai, China. The museum is in the style of a traditional British building. It was set up in the former Shanghai station or old north station (Chinese: "老北站") on the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway or Huning Railway,[1] near the current Baoshan Road Station on Lines 3 and 4 on the Shanghai Metro.
The museum was opened to the public in 2004, on the 55th anniversary of the Shanghai Railway Administration. The museum has 1,300 square meters of outside exhibition space, and 3000 square meters in the four floors of the main buildings.[2]
On display are pictures, historical books and artefacts related to the history of constructing the Shanghai Railway and the development of railway transportation. The museum is a base for science education. About 8,000 students visited the museum to learn about the development of high speed railways.[3]
Museum exhibits include: Models of trains, CRH380A Simulation cab, Hexie type one locomotive simulator.
The museum is planned to update in 2016. The museum is going to build exhibits on the second floor, update the gift shop, and repair the Hexie type one locomotive simulator.
References
- ↑ 在上海铁路博物馆追寻辛亥革命史迹 (in Chinese). Culture.people.com.cn. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ↑ 上海铁路博物馆 (in Chinese). Baike.baidu.com. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ↑ 多名学生参观上海铁路博物馆 (in Chinese). zgjtb.com. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
External links
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Media related to Shanghai Railway Museum at Wikimedia Commons
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Coordinates: 31°15′07″N 121°28′19″E / 31.25194°N 121.47194°E