Located in the historic former Qiánmén Railway Station, which once connected Běijīng to Tiānjīn, this museum offers an engaging history of the development of the capital and China’s railway system, with plenty of photos and models. Its lack of space, though, means it doesn’t have many actual trains, although there is a life-size model of the cab of one of China's high-speed trains to clamber into (¥10).
Hard-core trainspotters should make tracks to the China Railway Museum on the far northeastern outskirts of Běijīng, which is vast and has far more loco action.
