Hong Kong Railway Museum located in the heart of Hong Kong's New Territories, Tai Po Market, Hong Kong Heritage Museum is under the branch, has a unique style pitched roof type of traditional Chinese architecture, devoted to the history of rail transport in Hong Kong. Today is the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.

The museum, formerly known as Tai Po Market Station, built in 1913, an area of ​​6,500 square meters, the past is an important station KCR. However, due to the introduction of the KCR train electrification in the 1980s, the new Tai Po Market Station opened in 1983, so the old Tai Po Market Station closed in the same year on April 6. Thereafter the site of the train station in 1984 was declared a monument, retrofitting rail around the station, and the original station buildings restoration and renovation work. December 20, 1986 chaired by the Regional Council Chairman Zhang Renlong, Chairman of the KCRC Huo Shijie, Director of Regional Services, Mr Michael Suen, etc., from the 21st open to the public. Museum dedicated to the history of the Kowloon-Canton Railway. Due to construction, there are some historical collections and ornamental value, it is often the Hong Kong movie museum workers viewfinder. With the rail merger, the new museum exhibition hall in 2010, a brief history of the Hong Kong subway, close to the rapid development of Hong Kong railway, displaying a series of cultural and historical pictures, remodeling the old railroad tracks, and through various Railway sign period, the new regional profiles and other interactive exhibits lead visitors past and present railway shuttle.

Facilities and collections

The museum preserves the history of the car 6 card, manual and motorized truck each one. New in 1997, the narrow-gauge steam engine locomotive Sha Tau Kok Railway was used, and add the KCRC introduced in 1955's first diesel car in 2004 - sign 51 locomotive named Sir Alexander numbers. In addition, the museum put a lot in those days used tools, model trains, photographs and other historical introduction and signaling systems have been used. As for the original version of the locomotive-like electrification, we had an early opening of foreign visitors. But in the room instead of teaching the 1990s, is no longer open. Electric locomotive that eventually demolished in 2004 unloaded.

Scenic Area Address: Sung Tak Street, 13

Bus routes: Take the Kowloon-Canton Railway Tai Po Market Station, then take green minibus 25K; or take KMB route 72,72X, 73X, 74X, 75X, 271