Tampere railway station area renovation
Impact of exceptional arrangements on traffic
The renovation of Tampere’s railway station area will cause changes to train traffic during weekends in spring 2025. Day trains will be replaced by buses between Tampere and Seinäjoki, Tampere and Pori and Tampere and Parkano. The track work will also cause changes and cancellations in night train traffic.
Exceptional arrangements by date and route
Day trains will be replaced by buses on different routes on weekends from the end of April 2025 to the beginning of June 2025. Learn more about the exceptional arrangements and track work bus departures and stops.
Track work bus B01 will run between Tampere and Parkano. All buses will stop in Parkano. The journey from Parkano/Tampere will continue with the connection shown on your ticket.
The travel time between Tampere and Parkano by bus is 1 hour 15 minutes.
Track work bus departure and stop areas
- Tampere: car park in front of the main doors of the railway station
- Parkano: railway station car park
Track work bus B01 will run primarily between Tampere and Seinäjoki. The travel time between Tampere and Seinäjoki by bus is 2 hours and 35 minutes.
On 10–11 May, the departure station or terminus of some buses will be Vaasa or Lapua. Track work bus B03 or B04 will run between Seinäjoki and Lapua. Track work bus B05 or B06 will run between Seinäjoki and Vaasa. You can find more detailed information in our journey search.
Stops of the replacement buses
- Tampere: car park in front of the main doors of the railway station
- Seinäjoki: northern end of platform 1
- Tervajoki: From the Parkintie car park, next to the station building
- Vaasa: next to the travel centre's long-distance bus departure and arrival area, at the southern end of the station building.
- Lapua: railway station car park
Track work buses B01 and B02 will run between Tampere and Pori. Track work bus B01 will run directly from Tampere to Pori without stopping at any minor stations and track work bus B02 will run from Tampere to Pori and stop at minor stations.
Travel time
The travel time from Tampere to Pori on the direct bus is 1 hour and 30 minutes.
The travel time from Tampere to Pori on the bus stopping at minor stations is 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Stops of the track work bus
- Tampere: car park in front of the main doors of the railway station
- Tesoma: bus stop Tesoma B in the direction Tampere–Pori and bus stop Tesoma A in the direction Pori–Tampere
- Nokia: bus terminal stop opposite the railway station
- Karkku: bus stops on Maakuntatie at the Asemantie intersection
- Vammala: the station’s car park
- Kokemäki: next to the station building
- Harjavalta: from the station
- Pori: in front of the station on the city centre side
Tampere-Parkano
Day trains will be replaced by buses on 26 April, 17–18 May, 24–25 May, 31 May and 1 June. Track work bus B01 will run on the route.
Tampere-Seinäjoki
Day trains will be replaced by buses 3–4 May and 10–11 May. Track work bus B01 will mainly run on the route.
Tampere-Pori
Day trains will be replaced by buses on 26 April, 3–4 May, 10–12 May, 17–18 May, 24–25 May and 31 May–1 June. Direct track work bus B01 and track work bus B02 via minor stations will run on the route. Direct 1h 30 min and minor stations 2h 45 min
The line ID of the track work bus
If your trip includes a track work bus, the line ID of the track work bus can always be found on your ticket. If your ticket has a long series of numbers, the line ID is indicated at the end of the bus number.
Effects on commuter traffic
On Monday 12 May, the R and M trains will be subject to changes between Tampere and Nokia. You can find the timetables for VR's track work buses through our journey search., Opens in a new tab If you cannot find your connection, you can travel on Nysse's buses. The timetables are available on Nysse’s website., Opens in a new tab
Night train changes in May 2025
The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency’s track work will cause changes to night train schedules in May 2025.
Due to the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency’s track work, we will be cancelling some night trains in May. In addition to cancellations, we will be replacing some night train services with services running according to an exceptional schedule.We will not operateany night trains at all on Saturdaysin May 2025. We will be cancelling all night train services (265, 266, 273, 274 and 276). However, trains 933 and 904 will run normally on the route Port of Turku – Tampere – Port of Turku. Instead of the cancelled Saturday departures, we will add the night train 276 to every Sunday in May and Sunday 1 June from Kolari to Helsinki.We will cancel nighttrains 265 and 274 from Monday 12 May to Wednesday 14 May and Monday 19 May to Wednesday 21 May.The track work willalso cause changes to the Helsinki–Kemijärvi–Helsinkinight trains:
- On Friday 9 May, we will run the night train 264 instead of 274 for the Kemijärvi–Helsinki night train service.
- On Sunday 11 May, we will run the Helsinki–Kemijärvi night train 265 instead of night train 267.
The timetable changes and cancelled night train services may still change as the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency specifies the schedule of the track work.Do you have a ticket for a cancelled night train service? Not to worry, we will contact you personally about your trip as soon as the timetable changes have been confirmed.
Tampere car-carrier station
Due to the renovation of the Tampere railway yard, we will not operate any car-carriers to or from Tampere between 16 June 2025 and 13 December 2025.During the renovation, you can book a car-carrier journey departing from Pasila or Turku, instead of Tampere.
Track work bus departure point sign
THE STOP IS MARKED WITH THIS SIGNThe departure point of the track work bus is always marked with the same sign as shown in the picture.
Changes to access routes in the Tampere railway station area
- The station tunnel and the Itsenäisyydenkatu underpass will be closed to pedestrians and cyclists from 7 April 2025.
- The pedestrian and cycling routes via the Rongankatu underpass, the Sorinsilta bridge and Lapintie will remain open.
- The travel centre tunnel located at the railway station will be available as an accessible pedestrian route for both going to the platform area and passing through the station area.
- The railway station and the platform area can also be accessed from Hämeenkatu through the main entrance as usual.
- During April, tracks 7 and 8 will be dismantled in the passenger railway yard and a diversion for Ratapihankatu will be built in their place for the duration of the work. Two roundabouts will be built for Ratapihankatu to make traffic smoother. The roundabouts will be built near the entrance of P-Hämppi and at the junction of Ratapihankatu and Vellamonkatu. With the exception of a few work phases, Ratapihankatu will remain open to traffic throughout the project.
- The Pakkahuoneenaukio square will act as the project's worksite area, and the taxi stand located there will be closed until further notice.
- Those coming from Tammela and Tulli should allow extra time to get to the station via the travel centre tunnel.
- The access routes may change as the renovation progresses, so please reserve enough time to arrive at the station.
Tampere station map
Tips for a smooth trip
Track work buses will also bring some changes to travelling that may raise questions. Could the following points provide answers to your questions?
There are different track work bus lines on different routes. The lines are mainly B01 and B02. On May10-11 there will be also other track work line buses between Tampere and Seinäoki and Vaasa. If your trip includes a track work bus, the line ID of the track work bus can always be found on your ticket.
The track work bus line is indicated at the end of the long bus number.
For example, track work bus 835B01 shown on the ticket refers to track work bus line B01. Please checkthe route with the driver before boarding the bus.
Unfortunately, replacement buses do not have accessible travel services. If all trains on your travel date have been replaced with a bus due to track work, we will arrange an accessible taxi for you. Contact our free accessible travel service by calling 0800 188 822, and we will help you!
Unfortunately, track work buses have more limited space than long-distance trains to transport baggage. Please take these factors into account when planning your trip:
- If there is space in the luggage compartment of the bus, you can take your bike with you. Please note that you cannot reserve a place for your bike in advance. If there is no room for your bike on the track work bus, you can travel on the next departure with your original ticket.
- Pets can travel on track work buses, similarly as on long-distance trains. Please buy a pet seat in advance as usual, either at VR.fi or through the VR Matkalla app.
- Guide, assistance and hearing dogs travel free of charge, also on buses.
If you want to give feedback about track work and things related to track maintenance, please be in contact with Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA), Opens in a new tab.
If you want to give feedback about train traffic and replacement transport, you can give us feedback from here.
Give feedback about trackwork, Opens in a new tabFirst a ticket, then to the bus
Tickets are not sold on the track work buses. You can buy a ticket for the track work bus most easily at vr.fi, through the VR Matkalla app, or from a ticket vending machine. Track work bus tickets are also sold at R kiosks, at our service points in Helsinki and Tampere, and by calling our customer service.
