There is a range of art from sculptures from the 17th century to contemporary art. It is a donation-only museum. The sculptures are amazing, and the trip to the top floor took us from one century of art into the next. Children found the contemporary art to be fun and interesting.

The Hong Kong Railway Museum is an open-air museum, located where the old Tai Po railway station used to stand. It has the station building, six historical coaches, a narrow-gauge steam engine, and a diesel electric engine, No.51. Historical information is provided. The narrow-gauge service was a poorly designed service; imagine two long benches back to back on a rail car. That's how people had to ride on this service. This narrow-gauge engine was then sold off to the Philippines, where it was used until the 1980s, retired, and then "negotiated" back into Hong Kong.

We tried coming here once before on a previous visit, but they had just closed.

Guided tours are available through Booking form.

Open Wednesday to Monday from 9am to 5pm and closed Tuesday, Christmas, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, and the first three days of Chinese New Year.

KTC Tai Po Market station

Phone: 852 2653 3455, fax: 852 2638 0897
Email: hkrm@lcsd.gov.hk