Jokioinen Museum Railway

Jokioinen Museum Railway

Infobox rail
railroad_name = Jokioinen Museum Railway
logo_filename =
logo_size =
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map_caption =
marks = JMR
locale = Jokioinen and Humppila, Finland
start_year = 1978
end_year = present
predecessor_line = Jokioinen Railway
gauge = RailGauge|750
length = 14.2 km (8.8 mi)
hq_city = Minkiö

The Jokioinen Museum Railway is located in Jokioinen, Finland. It is based on the last narrow gauge railway in Finland, the RailGauge|750 gauge Jokioinen Railway.

The museum was born on February 2, 1978, 4 years after the discontinued operation of the actual railway, when the specifically established public company Jokioinen Museum Railway Ltd. (Jokioisten Museorautatie Oy) have bought the Minkiö-Jokioinen Railway line with its land and buildings. Museum steam train began running the same year. in 1994 the line was extended with a 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.

ee also

* Finnish Railway Museum

External links

* [http://www.jokioistenmuseorautatie.fi Jokioinen Museum Railway website] (trilingual, English included)


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