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Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park

Coordinates: 36°20′11″N 138°44′2″E / 36.33639°N 138.73389°E / 36.33639; 138.73389
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Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park
碓氷峠鉄道文化むら
General view, December 2004
Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park is located in Japan
Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park
Location within Japan
Established18 April 1998 (1998-04-18)
LocationAnnaka, Gunma, Japan
Coordinates36°20′11″N 138°44′2″E / 36.33639°N 138.73389°E / 36.33639; 138.73389
TypeRailway museum
Public transit accessYokokawa Station
WebsiteOfficial 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.

Exhibition Pavilion
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