#Hong Kong Railway Museum Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
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Address:
13 Shung Tak Street, Tai Po Market, Tai Po, Hong Kong, China
Opening times:
Opens at 10:00-18:00Open
Recommended sightseeing time:
2-3 hours
Phone:
+852 2653 3455
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🇭🇰Hongkong Railway Museum🚉
🚃 Is a railway museum in Tai Po, Hong Kong. It is now under the management of the Leisure and Cultural Service Department, opened on 20 December 1985
📌 Based at the former Tai Po Market Railway Station, though given the exhibits are life-size trains, most of the museum is outdoors
📌 Alongside the historical aspect of seeing a traditional steam locomotive, an old 1950s Australia-made diesel electric engine and retro passenger coaches, visitors can learn about the development of the railways and MTR in Hong Kong, plus there’s an interactive educational corner
📍 It is located at the site where the old Tai Po Market railway station was built in 1913
📌Admission is FREE😃
❓️How to get there?
By MTR🚉 10-minute walk from 👉Exit A2 of Tai Po Market Station to Tai Po Complex, follow the directional signage of the Museum and then through Wai Yi Street to On Fu Road by a 8-minute walk
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Lesser-known tour of Hong Kong Island: The old Tai Po Market station
Leaving behind the crowds of Victoria Harbour, away from the hustle and bustle of The Peak, to find a quiet and comfortable spot in Hong Kong, let's focus on the New Territories. Tai Po Market, a landmark in the New Territories that has been bustling for over a hundred years, retains the most distinctive station of the Kowloon-Canton Railway - Tai Po Market Station. Back then, this was a section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway built by the British, and all the stations along the way were in British style, but only Tai Po Market Station was built in the style of Cantonese architecture, which is a secret worth exploring in the details of history. Here are displayed a number of trains of various levels from different eras, which can both broaden your horizons and add interest. Although it is a bit hidden, it is worth a visit.
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Hong Kong Railway Museum
Introduction -
Alongside the historical aspect of seeing a traditional steam locomotive, an old 1950s Australia-made diesel-electric engine and retro passenger coaches, visitors can learn about the development of the railways and MTR in Hong Kong. The market building is of interest by itself for its early 20th century traditional Chinese pitched-roof architecture.
Avg. Price per Person -
free entry
Opening hours -
Monday, Wednesday to Sunday & public holidays : 10am-6pm
Christmas Eve and Chinese New Year's Eve : 10am-5pm
Closed on Tuesdays (except public holidays) and the first two days of the Chinese New Year
Address -
13 Shung Tak Street, Tai Po Market, Tai Po, Hong Kong
Transport -
1️⃣A 10-minute walk from Exit A2 of Tai Po Market Station to Tai Po Complex, follow the directional signage of the Museum and then through Wai Yi Street to On Fu Road by an 8-minute walk.
2️⃣A 10-minute walk from Exit B of Tai Wo Station. First, turn right to take the escalator to Tai Wo Plaza. Next, follow the passage on the right to take the escalator to the ground level. Then, go in the direction of Oi Wo House and Kui Wo House, and follow the directional signages of the Museum via Tai Wo Bridge and Yan Hing Street.
🚶 I chose the second.