Tampere railway station

Assistance service at the station

The assistance point is located in front of the railway station, by the doors to the southern underpass. There is no shelter at the assistance point. Drop-off traffic can reach the assistance point. A taxi stand and car park are located next to the assistance point.

Lifts are available to the station platforms.

To book assistance service, call VR customer service for accessible travel at 0800 188 822 (free of charge, service hours Mon–Fri 5am–10pm, Sat–Sun 7am–10pm) no later than 36 hours before your departure.

Car and vehicle loading to car-carrier train

The car loading site is located at the northern end of the station at Rautatienkatu 21, 33100 Tampere.

Please reserve enough time to reach the site. Arrive at the loading site no later than 30 minutes before loading begins.

If you leave your car to be loaded: 

• Deliver the keys to the station building’s platform office located on platform 1 at least 30 minutes before the start of the loading time stated on the ticket. 
  
• Enclose the car-carrier ticket receipt with the keys. 
  
• Leave your car in the angle parking area at the car loading site; however, not under the hotel’s canopy. 
  

Handing over the keys

• The keys to cars arriving on the car-carrier train are handed over to customers at the car loading site immediately after the car-carrier has been unloaded. 
  
• You can also ask the platform office about the keys. 
  

During the loading time, personnel will be available in the angle parking area or near it on platform 1.

Vicinity of railway station

You can find a map of the surroundings of the Tampere railway station as a pdf file on the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency’s website.