China Railway Museum

　　The China Railway Museum is a national-level specialized museum officially renamed in September 2003 from the Ministry of Railways Science and Technology Museum. It is situated on the north side of No. 1 Courtyard, North Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, covering an area of 157,334 square meters with a building area of 20,500 square meters. The architectural style is elegant, fresh, and modern, reflecting both the beauty of contemporary architecture and the characteristics of traditional Chinese buildings, rich in cultural connotation. It houses and exhibits over 60 precious historic locomotives and rolling stock. The China Railway Museum consists of three parts: the Locomotive and Rolling Stock Exhibition Hall, the Comprehensive Exhibition Hall, and the Thematic Exhibition Halls.

　　The 16,500-square-meter Locomotive and Rolling Stock Exhibition Hall officially opened to the public on November 2, 2002. The hall’s eight display tracks showcase nearly 60 locomotives and rolling stock from different historical periods of China’s railways, making it the largest of its kind in China. Among them are China’s oldest surviving steam locomotive, locomotives named after revolutionary leaders, various foreign locomotives used in old China, China’s first generation of domestically designed diesel and electric locomotives after the founding of New China, vintage railway passenger cars, special trains used by national leaders, as well as various types of hard-seat, sleeper, dining, luggage, and freight cars. The most distinctive feature is the grand formation of 30 valuable historic steam locomotives. The famous “No. 0 Locomotive,” “Mao Zedong Locomotive,” and “Zhu De Locomotive” represent different historical and revolutionary significances. Various models such as the JF, KD7, SN, SL, and KF types vividly illustrate the historical trajectory of traction power in the century-long evolution of railways. Locomotives designed and built after the founding of New China, including the Shengli, Jianshe, Renmin, and Qianjin models, carefully include the very first unit of each type. These exhibits fully reflect the glorious journey of China’s railway development and serve as historical testimonies to the nation’s railway progress—from nonexistence to existence, and from backwardness to modernity.

　　The main building of the Comprehensive Exhibition Hall of the Railway Museum has been completed, showcasing over a hundred years of railway development history.

　　In the era of China's rapid railway development, the China Railway Museum is committed to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting China's railway heritage, promoting the railway industry culture with Chinese characteristics, and extensively popularizing railway science and technology knowledge—making it a window into both the material and spiritual civilization of China’s railways.

　　Address: North Side, No. 1, North Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing

　　Opening Hours: Tuesday – Sunday (9:00–16:00), closed on Mondays

　　Bus: Take bus 403 or 629 to Huanxing Tielu Station, then walk 1,000 meters east

　　Driving: From Siyuan Bridge, take the Jing-Shun Road, turn right at the third traffic light at Dashan Bridge, continue straight, go east along North Jiuxianqiao Road to the entrance of Huan Tie, then turn left to arrive.

　　Information Source: Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development