Humppila museum railway station
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Humppila museum railway station or Humppila-Museorautatie by its official designation is the northernmost railway station at the end of the line of Jokioinen Museum Railway
. The station is located in Humppila
municipality in Finland
, and it is located almost directly across the tracks of Turku–Tampere railway line from Humppila railway station
.
The station is located approximately 300 meters (330 yards) east from the original Jokioinen Railway
passenger platform. The original narrow gauge station in Humppila was opened in 1898 and closed in 1974, and the tracks between Minkiö
and Humppila were lifted in 1975. This eight-kilometre (five-mile) section was rebuilt during 1992–1994 and opened for traffic on June 5, 1994. Due to the ongoing underpass work at broad gauge railyard, the current museum railway station had to be founded due east from the original location.
Originally the Jokioinen Railway did not have a station building in Humppila. The Humppila railway station
on the broad gauge national line served both railroads until Jokioinen Railway was closed in 1974.
The current museum railway station building originally stood at Matku railway station.
Jokioinen Museum Railway
The Jokioinen Museum Railway is located in Jokioinen, Finland. It is based on the last narrow gauge railway in Finland, the gauge Jokioinen Railway....
. The station is located in Humppila
Humppila
Humppila is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
municipality in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, and it is located almost directly across the tracks of Turku–Tampere railway line from Humppila railway station
Humppila railway station
Humppila railway station is located in the municipality of Humppila in the region of Tavastia Proper in Finland....
.
The station is located approximately 300 meters (330 yards) east from the original Jokioinen Railway
Jokioinen Railway
The Jokioinen Railway located in Jokioinen, Finland, was opened for temporary traffic on December 9, 1898. On October 25 1899, the railway began permanent passenger and freight services....
passenger platform. The original narrow gauge station in Humppila was opened in 1898 and closed in 1974, and the tracks between Minkiö
Minkiö railway station
Minkiö railway station is a neighborhood of the Kiipu village and a railway station at the Jokioinen Museum Railway, situated north of the Minkiö village on the northern shore of the river Jänhijoki, and on the western side of the Jänhijoki village in the municipality of Jokioinen...
and Humppila were lifted in 1975. This eight-kilometre (five-mile) section was rebuilt during 1992–1994 and opened for traffic on June 5, 1994. Due to the ongoing underpass work at broad gauge railyard, the current museum railway station had to be founded due east from the original location.
Originally the Jokioinen Railway did not have a station building in Humppila. The Humppila railway station
Humppila railway station
Humppila railway station is located in the municipality of Humppila in the region of Tavastia Proper in Finland....
on the broad gauge national line served both railroads until Jokioinen Railway was closed in 1974.
The current museum railway station building originally stood at Matku railway station.