The museum features about 30 railway cars, train cab simulators, railway model dioramas, mini trains, storage for artifacts and books, video booths, a multi-purpose hall, a gallery balcony, a cafeteria, a museum shop, and a research room.

In the learning zone, visitors can gain knowledge of the principles and mechanisms of railway with the use of actual parts and models.

The tour of the museum takes roughly two hours with extra time for interactive exhibits.

In 1936, the Railway Museum was relocated to the new facility built in the place of former building of Manseibashi Station, which station continued to operate until 1943 as an accessory of the museum.

3-47 Ōnari-chō, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 330-0852 A new four-storey extension south building opened in summer 2018.