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Date: 05/03/2021
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Chinese Name: 中国铁道博物馆 Pronunciation: Zhōngguó Tiědào Bówùguǎn
Recommended Time for Visit: 1 Day
| Visitors | Prices |
| Adults | 20 yuan |
| Children (over 1.2 meters in height) Seniors (aged 60-65 years old) |
10 yuan |
1. Children under 6 years old or under 1.2 meters in height are free of charge.
2. Seniors over 65 years old (with valid certificate) are free of charge.
3. The policy above is only applicable to the admission fee.
| Halls | Tuesday to Friday | Weekends and national holidays |
| Zhengyangmen Hall | 9:00 - 17:00 (No admission after 16:00) |
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| Dongjiao Hall | 9:00 - 16:00 (No admission after 15:30) |
9:00 - 16:30 (No admission after 16:00) |
| Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall | 9:00 - 16:30 (No admission after 16:00) |
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China Railway Museum is the only national professional museum and public welfare cultural institution of railway. It is mainly set up to collect, store, and display cultural relics and scientific research achievements of railway. At the same time, it serves as a base for patriotic education and science popularization. The museum has three exhibition halls in different places in Beijing: Zhengyangmen Hall, Dongjiao Hall, and Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall.
Zhengyangmen Hall is the main hall of China Railway Museum. It was rebuilt from the former Zhengyangmen East Station and opened in 2010. There are five kinds of displays in Zhengyangmen Hall, where a large number of detailed and vivid pictures and historical materials comprehensively show the history of China’s railway development.
Dongjiao Hall is a large exhibition hall consisting of three parts: locomotive and train exhibition, comprehensive exhibition, and special exhibition. There are eight visiting routes according to different ballast bed structures and various sleeper forms. The locomotive and train exhibition hall displays 125 trains in different periods.
Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall is established to commemorate China’s great railway engineer Zhan Tianyou. It is a national third-class museum, a national popular science education base, and a Beijing patriotism education base. The memorial hall mainly introduces the outstanding achievements of Zhan Tianyou and displays the instruments and seals used by him.
In 1978, the Science and Technology Museum of the Ministry of Railways of the People’s Republic of China was established.
In 1987, Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall was opened to the public.
In 1991, China Railway Museum was proposed to be built.
In 2002, Dongjiao Hall was opened to the public in part.
In 2003, the Science and Technology Museum was renamed China Railway Museum.
In 2009, China Railway Museum and Beijing Railway Museum were integrated into the new China Railway Museum.
In 2010, Zhengyangmen Hall was opened to the public.
Address: No. A2, Qianmen Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
Building Area: 9,485 square meters
Building Time: 2007
Building Function: The hall was built to introduce the history and the future of China’s railway development.
Address: North of Yard No. 1, Jiuxianqiao North Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Building Area: 20,500 square meters
Building Time: 2002
Building Function: The hall was built to exhibit locomotives and trains.
Address: North of Badaling Great Wall, Exit 58, G6 Jingzang Expressway, Yanqing District, Beijing, China
Building Area: 2,800 square meters
Building Time: 1987
Building Function: The memorial hall was built to commemorate the great railway engineer Zhan Tianyou of China.
The large clock hands were used in the bell tower of Beijing Railway Station, one of the top ten buildings in Beijing. Although the clock hands have gone through hardships, they are still in good condition. In 2008, they were removed from Beijing Railway Station and are collected in China Railway Museum (Zhengyangmen Hall) now.
Mao Zedong’s Train is a historic relic with important memorial significance, which is displayed in China Railway Museum (Dongjiao Hall). In 1946, workers in Harbin locomotive depot overcame many difficulties and repaired a scrapped train which was named Mao Zedong’s Train in 1946. It is 21.9 meters long and its speed can reach 80 kilometers per hour.
The vertical scroll is a birthday gift for Zhan Tianyou, which was written by Lu Runxiang, a famous scholar in the late Qing Dynasty(1840-1912). It mainly praises Zhan Tianyou’s life achievements and noble morality and is collected in China Railway Museum (Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall).
In 1910, Zhan Tianyou successfully built Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway. As a result, he won a seal carved with the words “Gong Ke Jin Shi” (successful scholars in engineer and technology) without an examination, showcasing his outstanding contributions.
Take bus 8, 9, 20 or 622 and get off at Qianmen East Station. Take a 3-minute walking(about 180 meters) to the destination, which is in southwest.
Take bus 2, 6, 8, 20, 22, 48, 59, 66, 67, 82, 93, 120, 332, 599, 622 or 137 and get off at Qianmen Station. And then walk toward northwest for 150 meters along the Qianmen Donglu(East Qianmen Road), turn right, walk 90 meters to the destination.
Take Metro Line 2 and get off at Qianmen Station (Exit C). Take a 10-minute walking(about 620 meters) to the destination.
Chinese: 请带我去中国铁道博物馆正阳门馆。 English: Please take me to China Railway Museum (Zhengyangmen Hall).
If you go to China Railway Museum (Zhengyangmen Hall) from the center of Beijing (Grand Hyatt Beijing), it takes about 15 minutes (about 15 yuan).
If you go to China Railway Museum (Zhengyangmen Hall) from Beijing Capital International Airport, it takes about 60 minutes (about 100 yuan).
If you go to China Railway Museum (Zhengyangmen Hall) from Beijing Daxing International Airport, it takes about 60 minutes (about 150 yuan).
If you go to China Railway Museum (Zhengyangmen Hall) from Beijing West Train Station, it takes about 20 minutes (about 30 yuan).
Take bus 418, 516, or 851 and get off at Nangao West Station. Take a 15-minute walking(about 1 kilometers) to the destination.
Chinese: 请带我去中国铁道博物馆东郊馆。 English: Please take me to China Railway Museum (Dongjiao Hall).
If you go to China Railway Museum (Dongjiao Hall) from the center of Beijing (Grand Hyatt Beijing), it takes about 40 minutes (about 50 yuan).
If you go to China Railway Museum (Dongjiao Hall) from Beijing Capital International Airport, it takes about 30 minutes (about 60 yuan).
If you go to China Railway Museum (Dongjiao Hall) from Beijing Daxing International Airport, it takes about 70 minutes (about 200 yuan).
If you go to China Railway Museum (Dongjiao Hall) from Beijing West Train Station, it takes about 50 minutes (about 70 yuan).
Take bus 880, or 919 and get off at Badaling Station.
Chinese: 请带我去詹天佑博物馆。 English: Please take me to Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall.
If you go to Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall from the center of Beijing (Grand Hyatt Beijing), it takes about 90 minutes (about 220 yuan).
If you go to Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall from Beijing Capital International Airport, it takes about 100 minutes (about 230 yuan).
If you go to Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall from Beijing Daxing International Airport, it takes about 140 minutes (about 370 yuan).
If you go to Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall from Beijing West Train Station, it takes about 90 minutes (about 220 yuan).
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