The Rokua railway or Children's Land Railway (Finnish: Rokuan rautatie or Lastenmaan rautatie), is a 3.3-kilometre (2.1 mi) long narrow gauge railway operating in the Rokua region in Utajärvi municipality in Finland. The railway was opened in July 1986 and has a gauge of 900 mm (2 ft 11 7⁄16 in) (approximately 2 feet 11½ inches). It connects the Hotel Rokuanhovi with the Rokua Fitness Center. The line runs through moraine and dune covered terrain. There are turnback loops at both ends of the line, and the passenger wagon only has doors on one side. There are no intermediate stations.
The train consists of a locomotive and a single wagon. The locomotive is a DHL-15 diesel hydraulic locomotive equipped with 37.5 kilowatt Dent engine. The locomotive weighs in at around five tonnes. The wagon was made by Tuomo Takalo ky of Nivala and seats for 24 passengers.
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