Track work
Read more about FTIA's planned track work
Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency conducts maintenance and repair works for the train track network in order to ensure smooth and punctual train operations in the future. The conducted track works periodically influence our train operations and schedules. On this page you can find information about our replacement bus services.
Read more about network maintenance, Opens in a new tabTraffic 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.
Bus departure and stopping areas:
- Helsinki: Postikatu on the Sokos side, Postikatu stop
- Kirkkonummi: bus parking area next to track 1 on the west side of the station building
Due to track work, we will replace regional trains H 494 and H 495 by buses on May 10 and May 17.
Stops for the replacement buses:
- Iisalmi: in front of the railway station building
- Runni: crossroads of Runnintie and Kiuruvedentie
- Kiuruvesi: railway station parking lot
- Pyhäsalmi: railway station
- Haapajärvi: railway station
- Nivala: railway station parking lot
- Ylivieska: south side of the old bus station / Restaurant 10Kerho
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.
We are replacing some commuter train services with buses between Kerava and Jokela on June 16. June 28, June 30, July 12, July 14, July 25.
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
We are replacing some commuter train services with buses between Kerava and Järvenpää from April 22-25, April 28-30, May 2, May 5-9, May 12-16. 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)
We will replace commuter trains with buses during the night between Monday and Tuesday, April 8, May 6, and June 3, 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 Imatra on May 20-25 and June 3-8.
Stops for the replacement buses:
- Kouvola: between the railway station building and track 1
- Lappeenranta: in front of the railway station
- Joutseno: crossroad of the railway station parking area
- Imatra: Bus stops on Tainiokoskentie, stop Keskusasema E to Kouvola and stop Keskusasema P to Joensuu
Due to track work, we will replace some of the trains by buses between Kouvola and Joensuu on weekends May 10-11 and June 7-October 5.
Stops for the replacement buses:
- Kouvola: between the railway station building and track 1
- Lappeenranta: in front of the railway station
- Joutseno: crossroad of the railway station parking area
- Imatra: Bus stops on Tainiokoskentie, stop Keskusasema E to Kouvola and stop Keskusasema P to Joensuu
- Simpele: Neste in the yard, between the gas station building and the hall building.
- Parikkala: railway station parking area
- Kesälahti: next to the railway station building
- Kitee: railway station parking area
- Joensuu: in front of the railway station
We have to replace train services by buses between Kouvola and Kotka port on June 9.-13 due to track work. You can find the most up-to-date information on the replacement bus services and timetables through the trip search.
The services to be replaced are:
- Kouvola–Kotka Harbor at 7:24, 9:00, and 12:00.
- Kotka Harbor–Kouvola at 7:10, 8:55, and 11:25.
Stops for the replacement buses:
- Kouvola: between the railway station building and track 1
- Myllykoski: towards Kouvola the bus stop is located on Rautakorventie, next to the theatre Anjalankoski. Towards Kotka the bus stop is located on Rautakorventie, in the crossroads of Heikintie
- Inkeroinen: in the crossroads of Asematie and Terholantie, in front of the driving school Ajatus
- Tavastila: railway station stopping point bus stop
- Kymi: bus stop Karhulantie 246 L (route Kouvola – Kotka), bus stop Karhulantie 253 I (route Kotka – Kouvola). NB. The buses don't stop at Kymi railway station.
- Kyminlinna: by the bus stop on Huumaantie (route Kouvola – Kotka), bus stop next to the railway station (route Kotka – Kouvola)
- Paimenportti: Towards Kotka, Kymenlaakso Central Hospital E bus stop on Kotkantie. Towards Kouvola, Kymenlaakso Central Hospital P bus stop on Kotkantie.
- Kotka: bus stops on Kotkantie by the railway station
- Kotka port: on Tornatorintie by the railway station
The maps of the stops for the replacement buses can be found here (in PDF).
We will replace some train services with buses between Kuopio and Iisalmi on May 10-11 and June 14-15 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
We have to replace train services by buses between Kuopio and Kajaani on June 14-15 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
- Sukeva: in front of the railway station building
- Kajaani: in front of the railway station from the parking lot
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.
Stops for the replacement buses:
- Oulu: From the charter bus platform at the bus station
- Kemi: From the parking lot in front of the railway station
- Tervola: From the parking lot in front of the railway station
- Muurola: From the parking lot in front of the railway station
- Rovaniemi: From in front of the railway station
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.
We will replace some of the trains with buses on the Oulu–Rovaniemi–Kemijärvi route between May 3 and June 1. 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:
- 8:25 a.m. Oulu–Kemijärvi
- 11:20 a.m. Rovaniemi–Kemijärvi
- 4:20 p.m. Kemijärvi–Rovaniemi
- 5:00 p.m. Kemijärvi–Oulu
Bus departure and stopping areas:
Oulu: the charter bus platform of the bus station
Kemi: the car park in front of the railway station
Tervola: the car park in front of the railway station
Muurola: the car park in front of the railway station
Rovaniemi: in front of the railway station
Kemijärvi: the railway station and the yard of the Kemijärvi ABC service station
Please note! Replacement buses will not stop at Misi railway station.
We have to replace some R-train services on weekdays (Mon-Fri) by buses between Riihimäki and Toijala and between Hämeenlinna/Toijala and Tampere May 5–23 due to track work. You can find the most up-to-date information on the replacement bus services and timetables through trip search.
Stops for the replacement buses:
- Riihimäki: Travel Centre, bus platform 6
- Ryttylä: junction of Kirkkotie and Ryttyläntie, by the grocery store Saarinen
- Turenki: by Kuumolantie (see a more precise location in the map below)
- Hämeenlinna: in front of the railway station building, stop Rautatieasema A (towards Tampere), stop Rautatieasema F (towards Riihimäki)
- Parola: along Hattulantie, stop Paloasema I (towards Riihimäki), stop Paloasema L (towards Tampere)
- Iittala: railway station, parking lot on the western side of the tracks
- Toijala: a turnaround in front of the railway station and a bus stop (both directions)
- Viiala: western side of the tracks, stop Keskuskatu E (towards Riihimäki), stop Keskuskatu P (towards Tampere)
- Lempäälä: Lempokatu stop (both directions)
- Tampere: near the main entrance doors of the railway station in the parking lot
The map of the stop for the replacement buses at Hämeenlinna can be found here (PDF in Finnish).
The maps of the other stops for the replacement buses can be found here (PDF in Finnish).
We have to replace train services by buses between Tampere and Nokia on Monday, May 12, 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:
- Tampere: parking lot near the main entrance of the railway station
- Tesoma: Tesomankatu, stop B (towards Pori), stop A (towards Tampere)
- Nokia: opposite the railway station, from the bus terminal stop
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. Read more about the track work and exceptional arrangements., Opens in a new tab
Replaced services on Saturday 26 April:
- Tampere–Parkano at 6:10, 7:10, 8:10, 9:10, 10:10, 11:10, 12:10, 14:10, 15:10, 16:10, 17:10, 18:10, 19:10, and 21:10.
- Parkano–Tampere at 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 13:30, 15:30, 16:30, 17:30, 18:30, 19:30, 20:30, and 21:30.
You can always find the most up-to-date information on the replacement bus services and timetables through the trip search.
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 10-12, May 17-18, May 24-25, May 31 and June 1 due to track work. Read more about the track work and exceptional arrangements., Opens in a new tab
Replaced services on Saturday 26 April:
- Tampere–Pori at 8:15, 8:20, 12:15, 12:20, 14:15, 14:20, 16:15, 16:20, 18:15, 18:20, 22:15, and 22:20.
- Pori–Tampere at 4:05, 5:05, 5:55, 7:15, 8:55, 10:15, 12:55, 14:15, 14:55, 16:15, 17:40, and 18:15.
You can always find the most up-to-date information on the replacement bus services and timetables through the trip search. 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. Read more about the track work and exceptional arrangements., Opens in a new tab
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.
We will replace Z commuter train services between Lahti and Kouvola due to track work during the night between Saturday and Sunday on May 4, between Sunday and Monday on May 12 and May 26, and between Monday and Tuesday on May 13 and May 27.
The replaced services are:
- Lahti–Kouvola at 1:20
- Kouvola–Lahti at 4:20
You can always find the most up-to-date information on the replacement bus services and timetables through the trip search.
Stops for the replacement buses:
- Lahti: Charter platform at the Travel Center
- Villähde: Parking lot next to track 2
- Nastola: Parking lot next to track 2
- Uusikylä: Bus stop next to track 3
- Kausala: Next to the station building
- Koria: Parking lot next to track 2
- Kouvola: Between platform 1 and the station building
Tampere railway station area renovation
The renovation will cause changes to train traffic during weekends in spring 2025. Day trains will be replaced by buses between Tampere and Seinäjoki, Tampere and Pori and Tampere and Parkano. Learn more about the exceptional arrangements and track work bus departures and stops.
Tampere railway station area renovationEspoo rail line project
Project will cause changes in train traffic between Helsinki and Turku, starting from May 2025. From Monday, 23 June to Sunday, 27 July 2025, there will be a traffic interruption between Helsinki and Karjaa. Learn more about the exceptional arrangements and track work bus departures and stops.
Espoo rail line project
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Questions and answers about track work
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I have a ticket to the replacement bus
Part of your trip or your entire trip has been replaced with a bus. The travel time of the bus is longer than that of the train and it has been taken into account in the timetable marked on your ticket.
Instead of a train, you can reach your destination by bus arranged by VR. The bus stops may be different from the train stops and the travel time may also be different. Check your ticket for current journey details.
Unfortunately, replacement buses do not have accessible travel services. If all trains on your travel date have been replaced with a bus due to track work, we will arrange an accessible taxi for you. Contact our free accessible travel service by calling 0800 188 822, and we will help you!
You can check the departure point of the bus from the list above.
See departure points of buses- Replacement buses have limited space for baggage. Unfortunately, bikes cannot be taken on replacement buses.
- The safety belts on buses may not be suitable for safety seats for children.
- Pets can travel with their owners on replacement buses.
- Guide dogs, assistance and hearing dogs may travel free of charge.
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