Jokioinen Museum Railway

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Jokioinen Museum Railway
Reporting marks	JMR
Locale	Jokioinen and Humppila, Finland
Dates of operation	1978–present
Predecessor line	Jokioinen Railway
Track gauge	750 mm (2 ft 5½ 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

1.7

Kermala

3.7

Palomäki

4.1

Soravaihde (spur lifted)

6.1

Vuorela

8.0

Minkiö

8.5

Jänhijoki (bridge info)

10.0

Salminen

11.7

Raemäki

13.3

Kirkkotie

14.2

Jokioinen

15.0

Siirappiraide

The Jokioinen Museum Railway is located in Jokioinen, Finland. It is based on the last narrow gauge railway in Finland, the 750 mm (2 ft 5½ in) 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.