Jokioinen Museum Railway

Jokioinen Museum Railway
Reporting mark JMR
Locale Jokioinen and Humppila, Finland
Dates of operation 1978–present
Predecessor Jokioinen Railway
Track gauge 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Length 14.2 km (8.8 mi)
Headquarters Minkiö
Lovisa & Wesijärvi Railway #6 (a 2-8-0 built in 1909) at Minkiö station.

Jokioinen Museum Railway

Legend
 0.2 Humppila station
 1.7 Kermala
 3.7 Palomäki
 4.1 Soravaihde(spur lifted)
 6.1 Vuorela
 8.0 Minkiö station
 8.5 Jänhijoki railway bridge
 10.0 Salminen
 11.7 Raemäki
 13.3 Kirkkotie
 14.2 Jokioinen station
 15.0 Siirappiraide

The Jokioinen Museum Railway is located in Jokioinen, Finland. It is located on the last operating commercial narrow gauge railway in Finland, the 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) gauge Jokioinen Railway.

The museum was established on February 2, 1978, 4 years after the discontinued operation of the actual railway, when the specifically established joint stock company Jokioinen Museum Railway Ltd. (Jokioisten Museorautatie Oy) bought the Minkiö-Jokioinen rail line with its land and associated buildings. Museum steam trains began running that same year. In 1994 the line was extended with an 8 km stretch between Minkiö and Humppila.

The museum railway station at Humppila is beside the station of the Turku-Toijala VR line, providing a convenient access to the museum.

The Minkiö station has a narrow gauge museum with a collection of carriages and locomotives. There are a number other attractions in the vicinity of the railway.

See also

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Coordinates: 60°51′46″N 023°26′17″E / 60.86278°N 23.43806°E / 60.86278; 23.43806

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