Guangzhou Railway Museum (Chinese: 广州铁路博物馆) is a railway museum in Liwan District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
History edit
The museum is situated on the site of a former railway station, Huangsha, which opened in July 1907.[1] On 18 December 1946, passenger services stopped using the station and it was renamed Guangzhou South. It closed completely on 10 June 2005.[2]
The museum opened on 18 May 2022, International Museum Day.[2]
Items edit
The museum has an indoor area of approximately 18,500 square metres and an outdoor area of approximately 10,500 square metres.[2]
- China Railways JS steam locomotive
- China Railways DF4D diesel-electric locomotive
- China Railways SS6B electric locomotive
- China Railways type 22 coaches (hard seat cars)
- China Railways 25G rolling stock (dining car)
- China Railways P1 Boxcar
- China Railway DJJ1 power car[3] (had been taken down)
- China Railways 25C rolling stock (class 2 soft seat car, had been taken down)
References edit
- ^ "Guangzhou Railway Museum open to the public starting May 18". Gateway to Guangdong News. 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ a b c "华南地区最大的铁路博物馆正式对外开放-中新网". China News. 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ "20201214游建设中的广州铁路博物馆". www.meipian.cn. Retrieved 2022-05-31.