"SCMAGLEV and Railway Park" opened on March 14, 2011 (2011) at Kinjo Pier in Nagoya's Minato Ward.

The museum exhibits 39 actual rolling stock from conventional railways to superconducting linear trains, centering on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train. Another major attraction of the facility is that visitors can learn about the history and mechanisms of railroads through hands-on experiences, such as the Superconducting Linear Exhibit Room, where visitors can simulate speeds of 500 km/h, and a full-scale driving simulator.

This time, we will introduce the highlights of the SCMAGLEV and Railway Park.

Access and Fees

SCMAGLEV and Railway Park is located in Kinjo Futo, Minato Ward, Nagoya City. From Nagoya Station, get off at Kinjofuto Station on the Aonami Line and walk for about 2 minutes.

First of all, let's buy an admission ticket at the reception!

<Admission fee>
Adult: 1,000 yen
Elementary, junior high and high school students: 500 yen
Infant: 200 yen

After purchasing your ticket, it's time to go inside.
It looks like an actual boarding gate, which is quite exciting!

Symbol of high-speed rail

From the left: Type C62 steam locomotive, Type 955 Shinkansen test train, Superconducting Maglev MLX01-1

When you pass through the entrance, the first thing that appears is the three symbolic vehicles, all of which have recorded the world's fastest speed.

From the left, "C62 type steam locomotive" is Japan's largest and fastest steam locomotive . "955 type Shinkansen test train" was developed by JR Tokai in pursuit of the latest and best high-speed railway system for the Shinkansen. "Superconducting Maglev MLX01-1" recorded the world's fastest speed of 581km/h at that time on the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line. These three vehicles are lined up 

The real vehicle is more powerful than you can imagine!

You can even go inside the Superconducting Maglev train.

Historical "Vehicle Exhibit" area

Next, let's go to the "Great Rolling Stock Hall". In this exhibit area, you will see the "0 Series," "100 Series," and "300 Series," as well as the familiar "700 Series," the mainstay of the Tokaido Shinkansen, and other cars of the past, such as the "ED11" and "MOHA1" models.

There are also rare vehicles that can only be seen here!

Old Shinkansen. The tip gets sharper and sharper as time goes on.

The "Shinkansen Type 922 Electric Track Testing Car," popularly known as "Doctor Yellow," has many deep-rooted fans. It is a Shinkansen train for business use that inspects overhead wires, signals, and tracks while running in order to maintain safe operation of the Shinkansen.

Since the date of operation is not announced, Dr. Yellow is said to "make you happy when you see it." If you see it, something good might happen!

This is the old-fashioned "Series 0", the lead car of the same type as the Series 0 used since the Tokaido Shinkansen started service in 1964. Some people may imagine the "Kodama" when they think of the 0 Series in the Tokaido Shinkansen.

Visitors can enter each of the cars on display. Nowadays, reclining seats are the norm, but at that time, most of the cars had convertible cross seats, in which the backrests moved back and forth.

A water cooler and a paper cup were installed on the top deck. Before plastic bottled beverages became popular, many cars, whether ordinary or green cars, were equipped with them.

It's a revolutionary idea for a time when buying water was not a daily occurrence.

If the driver's cab is open to the public, children can wear uniforms and take commemorative photos.
Once you've decided on your costume, it's a picture time on the driver's cab!

It will be a nostalgic experience for adults and a happy experience for children.

You can take photos for free, but if you use the "photo service" where you put the photo on a special mount and hand it over, it costs 1,100 yen including tax for one photo, and 1,600 yen including tax for one set with a commemorative card.

Please leave it as a memory of your visit.

In fact, many people do not know about the existence of the dining car. In the Showa era, dining cars were attached to many trains throughout Japan.

It is unthinkable now that there is a dining room in the vehicle.

The Series 0-36 model was the first dining car to offer authentic meals. 100 Series dining cars were operated by four companies: Nihon Shokudo, Imperial Hotel, Miyako Hotel, and Buffet Tokyo. The tablecloths and other decorations as well as the menus offered by each company differed.
The menu of those days was reproduced, and it is quite extravagant.

The menu has a wide variety of items!