China Railway Museum
People's Republic of China · Asia
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The China Railway Museum (simplified, traditional, pinyin: Zhōngguó Tiědào Bówùguǎn) is a Chinese museum preserving locomotives that have operated on the railways of the People's Republic of China. The museum offers a total exhibition space of 16,500 square metres (178, 000 sq ft) and eight exhibition tracks. The museum is located in Chaoyang District of Beijing, some 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of downtown Beijing, inside the circular test track that is part of the China National Railway Test Centre. It also has a branch in downtown Beijing, in the former Zhengyangmen East Railway Station near Tian'anmen Square.
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