Exceptional arrangements on coastal railway line in 2025
Construction work on the Espoo Rail Line will cause disruptions to railway traffic from May to the end of September. Individual disruptions will last for a day or a weekend. The longest continuous disruption will last for five weeks from Midsummer to the end of July. The disruptions will affect both commuter and long-distance services between Helsinki and Turku. The Espoo Rail Line project will continue until 2029.
Complete stop ensures efficient and safe construction
The Espoo Rail Line project involves building two additional tracks between Leppävaara and Kauklahti to streamline commuter and long-distance train services on the coastal railway line. It is also a step towards more sustainable and cleaner rail transport on the busy route. The construction of additional tracks, bridges and other structures requires excavation, pile driving and soil reinforcement in many areas. Platform structures and routes around the stations will also be renovated, and much-needed platform shelters will be built at the stations that do not yet have them. Espoo’s own projects, such as the Rantaradanbaana cycling route and new underpasses, will be built in connection with the rail line project.
Both shorter disruptions and the five-week disruption from Midsummer onwards are needed so that work related to the structures of the existing tracks can be carried out and that the working conditions around the tracks are safe.
Schedule for railway traffic disruptions
Train traffic on the coastal railway line, west of Leppävaara, will be disrupted this year as follows:
Disruptions in the spring
- Sun 4 May 4:00–Mon 5 May 4:00
- Sun 18 May 4:00–Mon 19 May 4:00
- Sun 25 May 4:00–Mon 26 May 4:00
- Thu 29 May 4:00–Fri 30 May 4:00
Five-week disruption from Midsummer onwards
- Mon 23 June 2:00–Mon 28 July 4:00
Disruptions in the autumn
- Sun 31 August 4:00–Mon 1 September 4:00
- Sat 6 September 4:00–Mon 8 September 4:00
- Sat 13 September 4:00–Mon 15 September 4:00
- Sun 21 September 4:00–Mon 22 September 4:00
- Sat 27 September 4:00–Mon 29 September 4:00
The disruptions will affect E, U, L, Y and X commuter trains and long-distance trains travelling between Helsinki and Turku.
Alternative train services
A trains will run between Helsinki and Leppävaara as usual during the disruptions. During the five-week disruption in the summer, U trains will provide a faster connection between Helsinki and Leppävaara. U trains will run every 20 minutes during rush hour on weekdays. During the spring and autumn disruptions, H trains will run between Kirkkonummi, Siuntio and Hanko.
Between 28 July and 8 August, reduced night services will be operated on the coastal railway line. For more information, please visit the VR and HSL websites.
Replacement bus services
During the disruptions, train services will be replaced by buses.
Replacement buses:
- 211E Leppävaara–Kauniainen–Espoo–Kauklahti
- 211U Leppävaara–Kauniainen–Espoo–Kauklahti–Kirkkonummi
- 213X Elielinaukio–Turunväylä–Espoo
- 249Y Leppävaara–Turunväylä–Espoo–Ring III–Kirkkonummi(–Siuntio)
- Buses 548 and 549 from Kauniainen to Tapiola
- Bus 118 from Espoon keskus and Tuomarila to Urheilupuisto (Tapiola sports park) and Tapiola
- Trunk bus route 530 from Espoon keskus via Finnoo to Matinkylä
- Buses 171, 173 and 173Z from Kirkkonummi to Matinkylä
- Buses 162 and 165 from Kauklahti via Saunalahti to Espoonlahti
The replacement buses have an open fare collection system, and VR tickets are also accepted.
Replacement bus timetables for the spring are already available in the Journey Planner(external link, opens in a new window). Summer timetables will be added to the Journey Planner during the spring.
Alternative transport services
Other public transport services will run as usual during the service disruptions on the coastal railway line. For example, the metro provides an alternative transport link from Espoo to Helsinki. There are a number of bus services that run frequently to metro stations. During the service disruption in the summer, some bus services will be operated more frequently.
Frequent bus services to metro stations
- Buses 548 and 549 from Kauniainen to Tapiola
- Bus 118 from Espoon keskus and Tuomarila to Urheilupuisto (Tapiola sports park) and Tapiola
- Trunk bus route 530 from Espoon keskus via Finnoo to Matinkylä
- Buses 171, 173 and 173Z from Kirkkonummi to Matinkylä
- Buses 162 and 165 from Kauklahti via Saunalahti to Espoonlahti
Other frequent bus services
- Trunk bus route 200 runs along Turuntie from Espoon keskus via Leppävaara to Helsinki city centre.
- During the service disruption in the summer, the following buses will run longer and more frequently:
- Bus 212 to Kauniainen will operate more frequently and until 23:00.
- Bus 213 to Kauklahti will run until 23:00.
- Bus 200 will operate more frequently on Saturdays.
The City of Espoo is not responsible for the replacement transport services.
More information about the Espoo Rail Line project, replacement transport services and timetables is available on the following websites:
HSL Journey Planner(external link, opens in a new window)
HSL information page for the project(external link, opens in a new window)
Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency’s project page(external link, opens in a new window)
Press release by Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency(external link, opens in a new window) (in Finnish)
City of Espoo information page
City of Kauniainen information page(external link, opens in a new window) (in Finnish)
VR traffic interruption page(external link, opens in a new window)