con crete ▁car ▁shed ▁ext ant ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Form er ▁N ijo ▁Station ▁This ▁two - store y ▁structure ▁was ▁formerly ▁part ▁of ▁N ij ō ▁Station ▁in ▁Ky oto ▁until ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁U me ko ji ▁Ste am ▁Lo comot ive ▁Museum ▁where ▁if ▁formed ▁the ▁entrance ▁building , ▁housing ▁the ▁museum ▁shop . ▁ ▁Ex hib its ▁ ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 5 3 ▁rolling ▁stock ▁items ▁are ▁on ▁display ▁at ▁the ▁museum . ▁ ▁Ste am ▁locomot ives ▁ ▁Dies el ▁locomot ives ▁ ▁Electric ▁locomot ives ▁ ▁Sh ink ansen ▁ ▁EM Us ▁ ▁DM Us ▁ ▁Co aches ▁ ▁Fre ight ▁w ag ons ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁museum ▁was ▁opened ▁by ▁Japanese ▁National ▁Rail ways ▁( J NR ) ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁cent enn ial ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁in ▁Japan . ▁When ▁J NR ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁regional ▁companies ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁museum ▁was ▁inherited ▁by ▁J R ▁West . ▁ ▁Exp ansion ▁plans ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁J R ▁West ▁officially ▁announced ▁its ▁plans ▁to ▁modern ize ▁and ▁expand ▁the ▁U me ko ji ▁museum . ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁that ▁the ▁en larg ed ▁museum ▁would ▁be ▁renamed ▁the ▁Ky oto ▁Railway ▁Museum . ▁The ▁construction ▁cost ▁was ▁ 7