Friday, October 5, 2007

Railway Museum

The Hong Kong Railway Museum is located at Tai Po, including the old Tai Po Market railway station. It is quite worth to have a look if you want to see something special, beside the major scenes in Hong Kong.

The museum is originally an old railway station, it was built in 1913, about 100 year old now. However, the building is still in good condition since the railway company is keeping it in very high standard. Beside the old station building, you can see some old train cars, especially those in the "diesel era".

Opening Hours: 9:00am – 5:00pm
(closed on every Tuesday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year Day and the first 3 days of the Lunar New Year)

Admission: FREE

Location: 13 Shung Tak Street, Tai Po Market, Tai Po, Hong Kong

Transport: KCR Tai Wo Station, then follow the road sign, walk for about 10 minutes.

You can follow this kind of road sign (upper), from Tai Wo Station, and follow the path located on the map and walk for 10 minutes to the museum.

(Map Source: KCRC)








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