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Super Express that Crossed the Showa Era: From Tsubame to Shinkansen
National Showa Memorial Museum
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Before the Shinkansen appeared as the "dream super express" in 1964, there was a limited express train called the "Super Express" that people admired. This limited express train, named "Tsubame," connected Tokyo to Kobe in about 9 hours starting in October of 1930, shortening the travel time between the two cities by more than 2 hours compared to the conventional schedule at that time. It served as a groundbreaking limited express train at the time. Due to the Pacific War, limited express trains temporarily disappeared from the scene, but after the war, they resumed operation under the name "Tsubame." This exhibition traces the history from the early Showa era when the "Tsubame" super express was born to the advent of the Shinkansen.
Schedule | Mar 9 (Sat) 2024-May 6 (Mon) 2024 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.showakan.go.jp/kikakuten/special-exhibition-20240309/ | ||||
| Venue | National Showa Memorial Museum https://www.showakan.go.jp/ | ||||
| Location | 1-6-1 Kudan-minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0074 | ||||
| Access | 1 minute walk from exit 4 at Kudanshita Station on the Hanzomon and Tozai lines or Toei Shinjuku line, 10 minute walk from the East exit of Iidabashi Station on the JR Chuo Sobu line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3222-2577 | ||||
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