Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park
碓氷峠鉄道文化むら | |
General view, December 2004 | |
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Established | 18 April 1998 |
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Location | Annaka, Gunma, Japan |
Coordinates | 36°20′11″N 138°44′01″E / 36.336409°N 138.733646°E |
Type | Railway museum |
Public transit access | Yokokawa Station |
Website | Official website |
The Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park (碓氷峠鉄道文化むら, Usui-tōge Tetsudō Bunkamura) is an open-air railway museum located in Annaka, Gunma, Japan. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and was opened on 18 April 1998 on the site of the former Yokokawa motive power depot alongside the Shinetsu Main Line, which closed in October 1997.
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- Museums in Gunma Prefecture
- Museums established in 1998
- Railway museums in Japan
- East Japan Railway Company
- 1998 establishments in Japan