Railcars
Regional train for long-distance traffic
The railcars operate shorter routes between population centres. They also provide convenient further connections for the InterCity and Pendolino trains. For example, railcars take you from Savonlinna to Parikkala. You can travel on a railbus with a long-distance train ticket.
Railcars
Railcars are diesel trains. They are intended for non-electrified track sections on which electric trains cannot operate. The railcar manufacturer is ČKD Vagonka, a Czech company. The maximum speed is 120 km/h.
Railbuses Dm12
Free wi-fi (VR-junaverkko)
Space for bikes
Space for prams
Wheelchair spaces and wheelchair lifts
Accessible toilets
Seats for passengers travelling with pets
Overhead racks for luggage
Please note that railbuses have less space for luggage than other trains
Railcar operations
- Pieksämäki–Joensuu–Nurmes
- Iisalmi–Ylivieska until 14 December 2024. Starting from Sunday 15 December, we will run the train services between Iisalmi and Ylivieska with a regional train fleet driven by an electric locomotive.
- Savonlinna–Parikkala
- Tampere–Keuruu
- Jyväskylä–Seinäjoki
Railcar needs no locomotive
Railcars have no locomotives, as the machinery moving the train is part of the coach. Railcars operate on non-electrified railway line sections and electric trains, which are commuter trains, on electrified sections.
Remember lättähattu?
Valmet’s blue-grey railbuses, manufactured in 1954–1963, were known by the name lättähattu (‘flat cap’). They replaced steam locomotives in local traffic. The last flat caps were taken out of use at the end of the 1980s.
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Frequently asked questions about railcars
Railcars are part of long-distance traffic, so you need a long-distance train ticket to travel on them. Read more about long-distance single tickets and discounts here.
You can travel on a railcar with a long-distance train ticket. On long-distance trains, children aged 4 travel free of charge without their own seat. Children under 18 receive a discount on train tickets. Prams and pushchairs can be taken on board the railcar free of charge in the designated spaces. Read more about travelling with children on long-distance trains here.
Railcars have accessible toilets. On the Kotka-Kouvola and Iisalmi-Ylivieska routes, railcars are not accessible but they have toilets.
Railcars have automated ventilation, but no air conditioning.