Yunnan Railway Museum

Address: Kunming North Railway Station, 913 Beijing Lu, Kunming

地址：昆明市北京路913号昆明北站

Tel:0871 - 6138610

Yunnan Railway Museum is am industry-based museum themed on the construction and development history of railway in Yunnan. It is funded by Kunming Railway Bureau, housing and exhibiting more than 10000 pieces of railway-related cultural objects and literature.It consists of two exhibition halls: South Hall and North Hall. The architectural elements of both classic French-style railway stations and modern high-speed railway stations are combined to achieve a special cultural atmosphere, enabling visitors to relive the history and walk "from history to future" alongside Yunnan railways.

Yunnan Railway Museum has been recognized as a National Youth Education Base, a National Railway Education Base, a Yunnan Provincial Patriotism Education Base and a Yunnan Provincial Science Education Base.

Yunnan-Vietnam Railway constructed from 1903 to 1910 is one of the earliest railways in China. From the historical origin of China's railways and the perspective of transportation, Yunnan-Vietnam Railway fundamentally replaced the old and tradtional caravan transport in Yunnan by a new efficient mode of transport at that time. It is truly a type of technological progress, has an objective enlightenment and a pioneer significance in the creation adn development of Yunnan railway.

The spring of 1910 celebrated the birth of Yunnan's first railway and ushered in a new era.