. 0 ▁billion ▁y en . ▁ ▁Once ▁the ▁expansion ▁was ▁complete , ▁the ▁new ▁museum ▁exhib it ▁space ▁covered ▁ 3 1 , 0 0 0 ▁square ▁meters , ▁becoming ▁the ▁largest ▁railway ▁museum ▁in ▁Japan ▁both ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁floor ▁space ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁trains ▁exhib ited , ▁and ▁sur pass ing ▁J R ▁East ' s ▁Railway ▁Museum ▁in ▁S ait ama ▁and ▁J R ▁Central ' s ▁SC Mag lev ▁and ▁Railway ▁Park ▁in ▁N ago ya . ▁ ▁The ▁expansion ▁became ▁necessary ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ag ing ▁facilities ▁of ▁the ▁Modern ▁Transport ation ▁Museum ▁in ▁Os aka . ▁The ▁Modern ▁Transport ation ▁Museum ▁closed ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁exhib its ▁hous ed ▁there ▁were ▁subsequently ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁railway ▁museum ▁in ▁Ky oto . ▁ ▁Access ▁The ▁museum ▁is ▁approximately ▁ 3 ▁minutes ▁on ▁foot ▁from ▁U me k ō ji - K y ō ton ishi ▁Station . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : M useum s ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Category : M useum s ▁in ▁Ky oto ▁Category : R ail way ▁museum s ▁in ▁Japan ▁Category : West ▁Japan ▁Railway ▁Company ▁Category : 1 9 7 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Japan ▁Category : Import ant ▁Cultural ▁Properties ▁of ▁Japan <0x0A> </s> ▁Ten ▁Th ous and ▁Years ▁Old er ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁document ary ▁film ▁by ▁Werner ▁Herzog ▁about ▁the ▁Am ond au