Minkiö railway station
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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
. The neighborhood which developed around the railway station is located about eight kilometers from the center of Jokioinen and about eight kilometers from Humppila
.
was constructed. The name of the station has always been Minkiö, even the actual village of Minkiö is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the station, near the present day Jokioinen station of the Jokioinen Museum Railway. Locals called the station "Kiipu platform" (Kiipun laituri). The station had daily passenger service in 1899–1951. However the ticket sales was only started in the mid 1930s.
In addition to the 1898 built and 1903 expanded station building (64 m² (76.5 sq yd)), also a sauna and baking hut (23 m² (27.5 sq yd)), shed and cattle shelter (43 m² (51.4 sq yd)) and a goods shed (41 m² (49 sq yd)) remain at the station area today.
Originally Minkiö was rated as a platform point and later on a station stop. The station was never an independent station and was always under control of a Jokioinen station master. The station was changed to unmanned on 1 December 1962.
The station building saw random usage for ten years. In 1972 the Museum Railway Forssa - Humppila (Museorautatie Forssa - Humppila ry) rented the station when the museum train traffic was started. The goods shed remained in the use of Jokioinen Railway. In 1978 both buildings were bought by the Jokioinen Museum Railway together with other buildings of the station area.
At its largest the Minkiö yard had three tracks. The third track was built for goods loading in 1933 and was dismantled in 1966.
Kiipu
Kiipu is a village of about 600 inhabitants situated close to the Highway 2 along the river Jänhijoki in them municipality of Jokioinen in the Tavastia Proper region. The village is located approximately north from the centre of Jokioinen, and about north-east of the town of Forssa...
village and a railway station at the Jokioinen Museum Railway
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....
, situated north of the Minkiö village on the northern shore of the river Jänhijoki
Jänhijoki (river)
is a tributary of Loimijoki river in Finland. Its sources are in lake Jänijärvi in the Tammela municipality in the Tavastia Proper region in Finland. It starts as river Peräjoki, flowing northwest from Jänijärvi towards Jokioinen. The name changes to Jänhijoki where the Peräjoki river and...
, and on the western side of the Jänhijoki
Jänhijoki
Jänhijoki is one of the villages in Jokioinen municipality, in Tavastia Proper, Finland. The village is located approximately north from the centre of Jokioinen, on the Jänhijoki river. The village is formed by Rehtijärvi, Latovainio and Kuuma villages. Other nearby villages include Minkiö railway...
village in the municipality of Jokioinen
Jokioinen
Jokioinen 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 ofwhich is water...
. The neighborhood which developed around the railway station is located about eight kilometers from the center of Jokioinen and about eight kilometers from 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...
.
Minkiö railway station
The station building of Minkiö (Miö) was built in 1898 when the Jokioinen RailwayJokioinen 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....
was constructed. The name of the station has always been Minkiö, even the actual village of Minkiö is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the station, near the present day Jokioinen station of the Jokioinen Museum Railway. Locals called the station "Kiipu platform" (Kiipun laituri). The station had daily passenger service in 1899–1951. However the ticket sales was only started in the mid 1930s.
In addition to the 1898 built and 1903 expanded station building (64 m² (76.5 sq yd)), also a sauna and baking hut (23 m² (27.5 sq yd)), shed and cattle shelter (43 m² (51.4 sq yd)) and a goods shed (41 m² (49 sq yd)) remain at the station area today.
Originally Minkiö was rated as a platform point and later on a station stop. The station was never an independent station and was always under control of a Jokioinen station master. The station was changed to unmanned on 1 December 1962.
The station building saw random usage for ten years. In 1972 the Museum Railway Forssa - Humppila (Museorautatie Forssa - Humppila ry) rented the station when the museum train traffic was started. The goods shed remained in the use of Jokioinen Railway. In 1978 both buildings were bought by the Jokioinen Museum Railway together with other buildings of the station area.
At its largest the Minkiö yard had three tracks. The third track was built for goods loading in 1933 and was dismantled in 1966.