Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park

Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park
碓氷峠鉄道文化むら

General view, December 2004
Location within Japan
Established 18 April 1998 (1998-04-18)
Location Annaka, Gunma, Japan
Coordinates 36°20′11″N 138°44′01″E / 36.336409°N 138.733646°E / 36.336409; 138.733646
Type Railway museum
Public transit access Yokokawa Station
Website Official website

The Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park (碓氷峠鉄道文化むら Usui-tōge Tetsudō Bunkamura) is an open-air railway museum located in Annaka, Gunma, Japan. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and was opened on 18 April 1998 on the site of the former Yokokawa motive power depot alongside the Shinetsu Main Line, which closed in October 1997.

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