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 at 0800 166 888 (free of charge) 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 are leaving your car to be loaded by VR, please deliver the car keys to the office located on platform 1. The office is located in the station building. The office is open round the clock, but please note that the staff works part of the time in the railway yard. Enclose the keys with the car-carrier paper ticket receipt. / Enclose the car-carrier ticket receipt with the keys. Deliver the keys no later than 30 minutes before loading begins.

Cars waiting to be loaded can be parked in a separately designated area in front of the building, on the platform side. Cars left to be loaded by VR can be diagonally parked on platform 1, in connection with the car-loading site (but not under the canopy of Hotel Holiday).

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.