Rokua railway
The Rokua railway or Children's Land Railway (Finnish: Rokuan rautatie or Lastenmaan rautatie), was a 3.3-kilometre (2.1 mi) long[1] narrow gauge railway operating in the Rokua region in Utajärvi municipality in Finland. The railway was opened in July 1986[1] and had a gauge of 900 millimetres (3 ft).[1]
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| Locale | Rokua, Utajärvi, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The line was demolished by Utajärvi municipality in May 2022, when the price of scrap steel was high.[2]
Route
The line connected the Hotel Rokuanhovi with the Rokua Fitness Centre, running through moraine and dune covered terrain. There were balloon loops at both ends of the line,[1] and the passenger carriages had doors on only one side. There were no intermediate stations.
Rolling stock
The train was hauled by a DHL-15 diesel hydraulic locomotive equipped with 37.5-kilowatt Dent engine.[1] The locomotive weighs around five tonnes.[1] The two 24-seat passenger carriages were made by Tuomo Takalo ky of Nivala.[1] After the closure and demolition, the locomotive and one coach was retained as a memorial.[2]
References
- Information sign regarding the Rokua railway
- Resiina magazine, issue 2/2022, p. 55.
External links
- Pictures from the Rokua railway, in vaunut.org railway photo gallery
- Route 120272184 of the Rokua railway, on OpenStreetMap