On track

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.

We will replace trains between Iisalmi and Kuopio by buses on January 18, February 1-2 and 15-16, March 8 and 22, April 5 and 26.

Stops for the replacement buses:

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

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.

Due to track work, we will replace some of the trains between Kajaani and Oulu by buses on May 24-25.

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.

We will replace commuter trains with buses during the night between Monday and Tuesday, February 4th and March 4th, between Kerava and Riihimäki, as well as between Riihimäki and Kerava. You can find the most up-to-date information on the replacement bus services and timetables through the journey search.

The train services to be replaced are:

1:08 a.m. Kerava–Riihimäki

2:33 a.m. Kerava–Riihimäki

2:48 a.m. Riihimäki–Kerava

Bus departure and stopping areas:

Kerava: railway station bus platform 11 (Ke0408)

Ainola: to Riihimäki from bus stop Heinähäntä (Jä2157), and to Kerava from bus stop Heinähäntä (Jä2156)

Järvenpää: from bus platform 16 (Jä2126) at the railway station for buses heading toward Riihimäki, and from bus platform 11 (Jä2121) at the railway station for buses heading toward Kerava

Saunakallio: from the bus stops on Wärtsilänkatu near the roundabout, to Kerava from the stop next to K-market (Jä2017) and to Riihimäki from the stop on the other side of the street (Jä2018)

Jokela: the bus stop at the station (Tu6100) for buses heading toward Riihimäki, and the bus stop at the station (Tu6101) for buses heading toward Kerava

Hyvinkää: railway station bus platform 7

Riihimäki: travel centre bus platform 6

The line ID of the replacement bus is 969X. See a more precise location in the map below.

See the departure and stop locations of the replacement buses here (PDF in Finnish).

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 will replace some train services with buses between Kuopio and Iisalmi February 1–2, February 15–16, 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. Buses will be added to travel search later.

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 10-11, May 17-18, May 24-25, May 31 and June 1 due to track work. Buses will be added to trip search later.

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. Buses will be added to travel search later.

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.