A railway vehicle is configured in such a manner that a pair of left and right column members is erected on the inside of both the left and right ends of the end beam of a base frame which is joined to the lower part of a head structure covered with a streamlined outer plate, that a recess which is open at the front is formed in the front part of the end beam between the pair of column members, and that an impact absorbing member is disposed between the bottom surface of the recess and the inner surface of the outer plate. The recess has a size which allows the recess to receive the impact absorbing member after the impact absorbing member is compressed and deformed. The impact absorbing member is disposed on the inside of the outer plate, and as a result, the impact absorbing member does not protrude to the outside of the vehicle body and does not impair the design of the vehicle body.
