Heritage route
Jokioinen Museum Railway
Jokioinen → Humppila · Finland
The last stretch of Finland’s once-extensive 750 mm network, run by volunteers with steam engines from Finnish, German, Soviet and Belgian builders, veterans of the country’s vanished narrow-gauge lines.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 78% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 77 m); the longest stretch away from it is 3.9 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Jokioinen Museum Railway — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Jokioinen Museum Railway?
The Jokioinen Museum Railway runs 14 km from Jokioinen to Humppila.
How long does the Jokioinen Museum Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 40 min for the 14 km. That is an average of 21 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 30 km/h.
Who runs the Jokioinen Museum Railway?
Jokioinen Museum Railway, with Tubize 2-6-2T, Lovisa–Vesijärvi 2-8-0 steam locomotives.
How old is the Jokioinen Museum Railway?
The line has been in service since 1898. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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