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Day of the Hyvinkää-Karkkila railway on Su 15.6.2025

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On Sunday 15 June, we will operate with the theme of the Hyvinkää-Karkkila railway. The heritage train is pulled by the Museum Railway's faithful steam locomotive Sohvi from 1917. Sohvi operated from Hyvinkää to Karkkila between 1918 and 1967. The heritage train will also have a freight wagon and two passenger wagons from the same railway.

A passenger train pulled by a blue steam locomotive is standing at a station. In the foreground is an empty track and the station building is visible behind the train and trees.
A passenger train of Hyvinkää-Karkkila railwayat Minkiö station. The locomotive is locomotive no. 5 of the Hyvinkää-Karkkila railway.
A freight train pulled by a steam locomotive is standing at the station. In front is an empty track and in the background is the station.
A freight train on the Karkkila Railway sometime in the 1960s.

The Hyvinkää-Karkkila railway operated for over 55 years from 1912 to 1967 from Karkkila to Hyvinkää, where it had a connection to the Finnish State railway network. The railway was built for the needs of the Högfors ironworks in Karkkila. Passenger trains ran on the railway until 1961 and it was the last narrow-gauge railway in Finland to operate passenger trains.

You can ride the Karkkila steam train as follows:

  • From Jokioinen you can get to Minkiö (and further to Jokioinen) and back with a train departing at 11.45 (return 14.19)
  • From Humppila you can get to Minkiö (and further to Jokioinen) and back with a train departing at 10.30 (return 12.48) or train departing at 13.05 (return 15.38)
  • From Minkiö you can take a round trip train to Humppila at 9.50 (return 10.53), to Jokioinen at 11.10 (return 12.04), to Humppila at 12.25 (return at 13.28), to Jokioinen at 14.00 (return at 14.54) and the last time to Humppila at 15:15 (return at 16.13).

You can find all the timetables on the Ride Hyvinkää - Karkkila Railway steam train page.