Shanghai Metro Museum

The Shanghai Metro Museum (Chinese: 上海地铁博物馆, Pinyin:shànghǎi dìtiě bówù guǎn) is a museum about the Shanghai Metro, located near the Ziteng Road Station of a branch of the Shanghai Metro Line 10. The museum consists of 3,000 square meters.[1] There are simulators, dioramas, and a 5D cinema.[2] It has been proclaimed that the second part of the museum is under construction and will include items such as the subway parking lot, and control center.[3] It is China's only professional metro museum.[4]

Exhibits

The major exhibits in the museum are the metro simulator,[1] dioramas,[1][2] the walk through a mock-up subway tunnel, and a 5D cinema. There are over sixty items in the museum. The museum is currently collecting items from the public to expand its collection.[3][5] In this way, the museum will find a better way of introducing the Shanghai Metro.[5] The exhibits showcase the metro's past, present, and future.

Gift Shop

There is a gift shop inside the museum. There are Shanghai Metro Mascot Chang Chang pillows,[2] Shanghai Metro map umbrellas,[2] carpets, soft toys, pencil cases, and caps.[2]

Location

The museum is located at 1779 Wuzhong Lu, near Ziteng Lu, Changning district.[6] The location is easily accessed by Metro Line 10 Ziteng Road station. The museum is built over China Railways tracks.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Shanghai Metro Museum". smartshanghai.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "[Offbeat]: The Shanghai Metro Museum". smartshanghai.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  3. 1 2 3 董庆沛. "China's first subway museum opens in Shanghai - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Baidu Baike "上海地铁博物馆"". Baidu.
  5. 1 2 3 Jingya, Zhang. "China's first Metro Museum is to open in Shanghai - CCTV News - CCTV.com English". english.cntv.cn. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  6. "Shanghai Metro Museum - 1779 Wuzhong Lu - Around Town - Time Out - Shanghai". www.timeoutshanghai.com. Retrieved 2016-01-13.

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