Special Display: Kumoya 145 Service Train

Ended8 October 2026 – 13 October 2026¥1,500

This exhibition has ended.

Two Kumoya 145 electric cars, used for rescue and supply runs, visit on the museum siding, with free interior viewing and staff-led tours.

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On now All of November 2026

On 7 October two maintenance cars left their depot coupled together, running as train 145M, and drove along JR West's main line into the museum. Kumoya 145s never carry passengers. They rescue trains that have broken down and haul rolling stock between depots, and these two, cars 1106 and 1201, work out of the Kyoto branch of the Suita rolling stock centre.

They stand in the main building's ground-floor vehicle workshop area. You can step into part of car 1201 for free, 10:00 to 16:30 until 13 October. The cabs need a separate ticket: ¥5,200 including admission and a tote bag buys three minutes in each, with 210 sold through Asoview until 16:00 on 12 October. This is the train that gets sent when yours breaks down.

It is two working cars on a six-day visit, not a curated exhibition. Museum admission is ¥1,500, and the museum warns the display can be cancelled if transport plans change.

Look for

Inside car 1201
Part of the interior of a working rescue and supply car, open free to anyone with museum admission during the display hours.
Both driving cabs
With the cab ticket you get three minutes at the controls end of car 1106 and three in car 1201, on 9 to 12 October only.

Good for

Nerding Out
Rainy Days

Skip if

You want an exhibition: this is two working service cars parked for six days.

With kids

The interior viewing is free with admission (¥500 for pupils, ¥200 for ages 3 and up). Cab tickets cost ¥4,200 for elementary and junior high pupils and aren't sold for preschoolers.