Exceptional arrangements on coastal railway line in 2026

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.

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. As a result of the track works, there will be frequent train services running every ten minutes from Helsinki all the way to Kauklahti.

Train traffic on the coastal railway line, west of Leppävaara, will be disrupted this year as follows:

• Sun 3 May 4:00–Mon 4 May 4:00
• Thu 14 May 4:00–Fri 15 May 4:00
• Sun 17 May 4:00–Mon 18 May 4:00
• Sun 24 May 4:00–Mon 25 May 4:00

• Mon 22 June–Sun 26 July

• Sat 5 September 4:00–Mon 7 September 4:00
• Sun 13 September 4:00–Mon 14 September 4:00
• Sat 19 September 4:00–Mon 21 September 4:00
• Sun 27 September 4:00–Mon 28 September 4:00
• Sat 27 September 4:00–Mon 29 September 4:00
• Sat 3 October 4:00–Mon 5 October 4:00

The disruptions will affect E, U, L, Y and X commuter trains and long-distance trains travelling between Helsinki and Turku. There will also be a break in A train services from 1 June to 9 August, lasting just over two months.

The Tuomarila station will be closed, and there will be no train services at the station between 22 June and 4 October. The station will reopen after this period with upgraded facilities.

During the disruptions, train services will be replaced by buses.

• 211E Leppävaara–Kauniainen–Espoo–Kauklahti
• 211U Leppävaara–Kauniainen–Espoo–Kauklahti–Kirkkonummi
• 213X Elielinaukio–Turunväylä–Espoo
• 248X Leppävaara–Turunväylä–Espoo–Kauklahti
• 249Y Leppävaara–Turunväylä–Espoo–Ring III–Kirkkonummi

The replacement buses have an open fare collection system. Bicycles cannot be transported on the replacement buses because there is no safe space for them.

Travel times on replacement buses may be significantly longer than on fast train services, increasing by an average of 10–20 minutes. On longer journeys, travel times may increase by more than half an hour.

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.

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.

• 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

• 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.

For more information about replacement options, please visit the VR and HSL websites.

The City of Espoo is not responsible for the replacement transport services.

More information about the Espoo Rail Line project and 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)

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)