Hanko–Hyvinkää railway

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The Hanko–Hyvinkää Railroad, 1872–1875 (Swedish: Hangö–Hyvinge järnväg), was Finland's first privately funded railway.

Work on the new railway began in 1872 with the inaugural run being on October 8, 1873. Owing to insufficient funds, the private company soon got into financial trouble. Facing almost certain liquidation, the railroad company was sold to the Finnish State Railways in 1875. Today, the Finnish Railway Museum is based at the site of the original roundhouse and Hyvinkää railway station buildings in the town of Hyvinkää.

Motive power

As the first private railway company in Finland, the railroad company obtained nine "American style" Baldwin 4-4-0 steam locomotives, in addition to four engines of European manufacture.

Current services

VR Group currently operates passenger services between Hanko and Karis, with commuter services from Karis to Helsinki Central Station. However, the section between Karis and Hyvinkää is freight-only.

See also

• History of rail transport in Finland
• Finnish Railway Museum
• List of Finnish locomotives

External links

• Old photos from the Hanko station and roundhouse
• Finnish Railway Museum
• Website about the Hanko–Hyvinkää 4-4-0 locomotives, including a full drawing of a Baldwin 4-4-0, drafted in the Hanko workshop in 1875.
• Steam Locomotives in Finland Including the Finnish Railway Museum