is a

railway museum A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives (steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic ...

located next to Tama-Dōbutsukōen Station on the Keio Dōbutsuen Line in

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, Japan. It is operated by the private railway operator

Keio Corporation is a private railway operator in Tokyo, Japan and the central firm of the that is involved in transport, retailer, retail, real estate and other industries. The Keio railway network connects western suburbs of Tokyo (Chōfu, Tokyo, Chōfu, Fuc ...

. Originally opening in March 2000, the museum was refurbished and expanded with a new outdoor exhibition area in 2013, re-opening on 10 October to mark the 100th anniversary of Keio.

Exhibits

The outdoor exhibition area houses the following five former Keio

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cars. *

Keio 6000 series The was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type in Japan, operated by Keio Corporation on its suburban Tokyo commuter rail network between 1972 and 2011. It was the first rolling stock in Keio's history with long cars with four pairs of do ...

car DeHa 6438 *

Keio 3000 series The was a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Keio Corporation on the Keio Inokashira Line in Japan from 1962 until 2011. Design The 3000 series was the first Keio rolling stock to use completely stainless steel body construc ...

car KuHa 3719 *

Keio 5000 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type which was formerly operated by Keio Corporation in Japan and first introduced in 1963. Built in batches by Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corp, and Hitachi, it was the recipient of the fourth Laurel ...

car KuHa 5723 * Keio 2010 series car DeHa 2015 * Keio 2400 series car DeHa 2410

Individual rolling stock histories

DeHa 6438

First appearing in 1972, the 6000 series was the first rolling stock operated by Keio with 20 m long carriages and four pairs of doors per side. DeHa 6438 was built in March 1989 by

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, initially numbered 6420, as part of a 2-car set for use on overground services. It was modified for subway-inter-running operations in 1993, and renumbered 6438. It was withdrawn in June 2009.

KuHa 3719

First appearing in 1962 on the

Keio Inokashira Line The is a railway line operated by the Japanese private railway operator Keio Corporation in the western suburbs of Edo, connecting in Tokyo with in Musashino, Tokyo, Musashino City. It is not physically connected to the Keiō Line, Keio Main ...

, the 3000 series was the first Keio rolling stock to use completely stainless steel body construction. KuHa 3719 was built in 1979 by Tokyo Car, and was withdrawn in March 2009.

KuHa 5723

Series 5000 Conservation Train of Keio Corporation

The 5000 series was the first Japanese commuter rolling stock to feature air conditioning. KuHa 5723 was built in 1969 by

, and was withdrawn in December 1996.

DeHa 2015

DeHa 2015 was built in 1961 by

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, and was withdrawn in November 1984. Initially stored at Keio's Aobadai Works, it was moved to the Keio Heritage Centre in 1998.

DeHa 2410

DeHa 2410 was built in 1940 by

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as KuHa 410. It was rebuilt in 1942 as a single-car motored unit with cabs at both ends, numbered DeHa 410. After World War II, it was again rebuilt as a motor unit with one cab, and renumbered DeHa 2410. In 1963, it was further rebuilt with the addition of a driver's cab door, becoming DeHa 222. It was withdrawn in September 1969, and was preserved near Tama-Dōbutsukōen Station from 1972. It was moved to the Keio Heritage Centre in 1998.

Access

Keio Rail-Land is located adjacent to Tama-Dōbutsukōen Station on the Keio Dōbutsuen Line and the

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. Admission is 310 yen.

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