Switchgear (1) with a housing (10) the interior of which is partitioned into compartments, wherein the
switchgear (1) has a
circuit breaker compartment (20a, 20b) which accommodates a
circuit breaker (2a, 2b) and a control compartment (50a, 50b) which accommodates a control device (510, 520, 530, 540) for controlling an opening / closing of the
circuit breaker (2a, 2b), wherein the control chamber (50a, 50b) is located in front of the circuit breaker chamber (20a, 20b), a control
device chamber (510a, 520a, 530b, 540b) which accommodates the control device (510, 520, 530, 540) is provided on one side of a door (9, 9a, 9b) of the housing (10) in the control chamber (50a, 50b), the control
device chamber (510a, 520a, 530b, 540b) has a small door (512a, 522a, 532b, 542b) and a box body (511a, 521a, 531b, 541b) which accommodates the control device (510, 520, 530, 540), and the small door (512a, 522a, 532b, 542b) is provided for the door (9, 9a, 9b) of the housing (10), and the box body (511a, 521a, 531b, 541b) is designed such that the control chamber (50a, 50b) is not exposed to the outside world when the small door (512a, 522a, 532b, 542b) is open.