Korail Railroad Museum — Attraction in Uiwang-si

Located beside actual railroads, this Korail Railway Museum is the best that South Korea has to peek at it's rail history. It's actually really huge and diverse in its collection, although there isn't much on high speed rail (mostly indoor exhibits on the KTX).

The outdoor displays has lots of trains and some iconic ones which even the US presidents has rode in before. At its center of the outdoor displays is two presidential trains that look almost the same, but one is made by Japan and the other is copied by the Korean after as they have the industrial capabilities to produce their own train. Both...

It’s the only train museum in South Korea as far as I know. (I heard there is a train “park” in Seoul.) The museum is pretty big and well organized.

Unfortunately, the KTX, which was next to two identical trains, I saw in other reviews wasn’t there anymore when I went there.

Also, I think trains should be better maintained. They looked quite rusty even the ones that were retired not too long ago. After all, this is the only train museum in South Korea.

Parking was a bit challenge. So I recommend taking trains to get there.

If you’re into trains, I would say it’s definitely worth a visit...

Was expecting more. It does has the oldest trains and you can explore inside, plus an show for kids where you see the evolution of trains and moving. I do recommend to go to visit the “railcard’” think is how you called, were you can pedal around a very beautiful scenery, not far from the museum. You will find also a cozy coffee shop on the top of a two floors complex down the road, it is an open space, sort of terrace and...