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Traffic interruption between Helsinki and Karjaa 23 June–27July 2025

The railway works of the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency’s Espoo Urban Railway project will cause a five-week traffic interruption between Helsinki and Karjaa starting on 23 June. During the interruption, we will replace all long-distance trains between Helsinki and Karjaa with buses. Trains between Karjaa and Turku will run at longer intervals. We have also launched bus connections between Helsinki and Turku. You can choose the most suitable travel route from the travel search. The buses will drive all the way to the Port of Turku at ship travel times. Read more about the traffic interruption and the exceptional arrangements.

Train traffic between Tampere and Turku will run normally. Commuter trains between Karjaa and Hanko will be normally run by train during the railway line interruption. However, the H-train's connection between Helsinki and Hanko, which runs three days a week, cannot be run by train during the work for the Espoo Rail Line project.

Travel between Karjaa and the Port of Turku

During the traffic interruption, we will operate the following services

• Karjaa – Port of Turku 4:39 p.m.–6:11 p.m. (change of train in Turku)
  
• Karjaa – Port of Turku 6:39 p.m.–7:49 p.m. (direct)
  
• Port of Turku – Karjaa 8:05 a.m.–9:27 a.m. (direct)
  
• Port of Turku – Karjaa 8.30 p.m.–9.57 p.m. (direct)
  

The services are planned to ensure an easy connection to the H commuter train operating between Hanko and Karjaa. When the traffic interruption ends, traffic between the Port of Turku and Karjaa will return to normal.

Bus departure and stopping areas:

• Helsinki: Postikatu on the Sokos side, Postikatu stop
  
• Leppävaara: the station’s overpass, bus stop number 41 along Ring Road 1. The overpass can be accessed via the stairs from the train platforms.
  
• Kirkkonummi: bus parking area next to track 1 on the west side of the station building
  
• Inkoo: Torp th West and Torp th East. NOTE! approx. 5 km from the train station
  
• Karjaa: next to track 2, at the museum locomotive
  
• Salo: next to track 1, at the lift and station tunnel at the Turku end
  
• Salo (Piihovi): bus stops Piihovi I and L
  
• Kupittaa: bus stop on Joukahaisenkatu
  
• Turku: Next to the Logomo bridge, on the replacement traffic stop on the Ratapihankatu side
  
• Port of Turku: bus platform 7 next to track 2
  

Due to track work, we will replace long-distance trains with buses between Helsinki and Kirkkonummi on May 4, May 18, May 25 and May 29. Trains operate between Kirkkonummi and Turku.

Due to track work, we will replace regional trains H 494 and H 495 by buses on May 10 and May 17.

On weekdays, we will replace some trains with buses between Jyväskylä and Pieksämäki/Kuopio from 26 May to 5 September due to track work commissioned by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency.

We are replacing some commuter train services with buses between Kerava and Järvenpää from January 31 to March 14. You can find the services to be replaced and their timetables on trip search.

Stops for the replacement buses:

• Kerava: railway station, bus platform 11 (Ke0408)
  
• Ainola: towards Järvenpää, bus stop Heinähäntä (Jä2157) and towards Kerava, bus stop Heinähäntä (Jä2156)
  
• Järvenpää: railway station bus platform 11 (Jä2121)
  

The bus number is 969X.

Due to track work, we will replace some of the trains by buses between Kouvola and Joensuu on June 7-8, June 14-15, June 21-22, June 28-29, July 5-6, July 12-13, July 19-20, July 26-27, August 2-3, August 9-10

We have to replace train services by buses between Kouvola and Kotka port on March 29 due to track work. You can find the most up-to-date information on the replacement bus services and timetables through the trip search.

Stops for the replacement buses:

• Kouvola: between the railway station building and track 1
  
• Myllykoski: towards Kouvola the bus stop is located on Rautakorventie, next to the theatre Anjalankoski. Towards Kotka the bus stop is located on Rautakorventie, in the crossroads of Heikintie
  
• Inkeroinen: in the crossroads of Asematie and Terholantie, in front of the driving school Ajatus
  
• Tavastila: railway station stopping point bus stop
  
• Kymi: bus stop Karhulantie 246 L (route Kouvola – Kotka), bus stop Karhulantie 253 I (route Kotka – Kouvola). NB. The buses don't stop at Kymi railway station.
  
• Kyminlinna: by the bus stop on Huumaantie (route Kouvola – Kotka), bus stop next to the railway station (route Kotka – Kouvola)
  
• Paimenportti: towards Kotka there are two bus stops on Kotkantie, bus stop Kymenlaakson keskussairaala E and Liitulahdentie crossroads, the bus stops on both stops. Towards Kouvola there are two bus stops on Kotkantie, bus stop after Liitulahdentie crossroads and Kymenlaakson keskussairaala P, the bus stops on both stops
  
• Kotka: bus stops on Kotkantie by the railway station
  
• Kotka port: on Tornatorintie by the railway station
  

The maps of the stops for the replacement buses can be found here (in PDF).

We will replace some train services with buses between Kuopio and Iisalmi March 8, March 22, April 5 and April 26 due to track work. You can find the most up-to-date information on the replacement bus services and timetables through the trip search.

Stops for the replacement buses:

• Kuopio: in front of the main doors of the railway station
  
• Siilinjärvi: the parking area behind the railway station
  
• Lapinlahti: in front of the railway station building from the parking lot
  
• Iisalmi: in front of the railway station building
  

In the spring, we will replace day trains with buses between Oulu and Rovaniemi from noon on Saturday, 24 May, to noon on Sunday, 25 May, and from noon on Saturday, 31 May, to noon on Sunday, 1 June.

In addition to the interruption in the spring, we will also have to replace day trains with buses between Oulu and Rovaniemi from noon on Tuesday, 7 October, to noon on Wednesday, 8 October, and from noon on Tuesday, 14 October, to noon on Thursday, 16 October. Most night trains will also have to be cancelled for their entire route.

Track work will also cause shorter interruptions during the day between 2 June and 25 September 2025. Between Mondays and Thursdays from 2 June to 25 September 2025, most day trains will be replaced by buses between Oulu and Rovaniemi. Night trains will run normally.

If you already have bought a train ticket, and there will be a change to your trip due to track work, we will contact you by calling or by email.

Due to track work, we will replace trains between Tampere and Parkano by buses on April 26, May 17-18, May 24-25 and 31, June 1. Read more about the track work and exceptional arrangements., Opens in a new tab

Track work commissioned by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency will also cause changes to night trains:

17.5., 24.5. and 31.5. Helsinki-Rovaniemi: train P 273 has been cancelled on their entire journey.

12.5., 13.5., 14.5. 17.5., 19.5., 20.5., 21.5., 24.5. and 31.5. Helsinki-Kemijärvi: train P 265 has been cancelled on their entire journey.

17.5., 24.5. and 31.5. Rovaniemi-Helsinki: train P 266 has been cancelled on their entire journey.

12.5., 13.5., 14.5. 17.5., 19.5., 20.5., 21.5., 24.5., and 31.5. Kemijärvi-Helsinki: train P 274 has been cancelled on their entire journey.

17.5., 24.5. and 31.5. Kolari-Helsinki: train P 276 has been cancelled on their entire journey.

18.5, 25.5. and 1.6. Kolari-Helsinki: train P 276 is running as an additional night train.

Please note that changes and cancellations of night train services may still change as the FTIA refines the track work schedule.

If you already have bought a train ticket, and there will be a change to your trip due to track work, we will contact you by email.

We have to replace train services by buses between Tampere and Pori on April 26, May 3-5, May 10-12, May 17-18, May 24-25, May 31 and June 1 due to track work. Read more about the track work and exceptional arrangements., Opens in a new tab

If you already have bought a train ticket, and there will be a change to your trip due to track work, we will contact you by email.

Stops for the replacement buses:

• Tampere: parking lot near the main entrance of the railway station
  
• Tesoma: stop Tesoma B (towards Pori), stop Tesoma A (towards Tampere)
  
• Nokia: opposite the railway station from the bus terminal stop
  
• Karkku: bus stops on Maakunnantie at the intersection of Asematie
  
• Vammala: railway station parking lot
  
• Kokemäki: next to the railway station building
  
• Harjavalta: railway station
  
• Pori: in front of the railway station on the city centre side
  

Due to track work, we will replace trains between Tampere and Seinäjoki by buses on May 3-4 and May 10-11. Read more about the track work and exceptional arrangements., Opens in a new tab

Track work commissioned by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency will also cause changes to night trains:

3 May and 10 May Helsinki–Rovaniemi: trains P 265 and P 273 have been cancelled on their entire journey.

3 May and 10 May Helsinki–Kemijärvi: train P 265 has been cancelled on its entire journey.

3 May and 10 May Rovaniemi–Helsinki: trains P 266 and P 274 have been cancelled on their entire journey.

3 May and 10 May Kemijärvi–Helsinki: train P 274 has been cancelled on its entire journey.

3 May and 10 May Kolari–Helsinki: train P 276 has been cancelled on its entire journey.

4 May and 11 May Kolari–Helsinki: P 276 is running as an additional night train.

11 May Helsinki–Kemijärvi: Night train P 267 replaces night train P 265. The arrival time of train P 267 to Kemijärvi is 11:20 a.m.

Please note that changes and cancellations of night train services may still change as the FTIA refines the track work schedule.

If you have purchased a ticket for these trains for the dates in question, we will contact you separately.

We will be replacing some trains between the Port of Turku/Turku and Tampere with buses from 19–20 May due to track work commissioned by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. Due to track work, car-carrier wagons and sleeper cars will not run from Rovaniemi to Turku on 19 May or from Turku to Rovaniemi on 20 May.