Updated on 1 September: There will also be a service disruption between Kerava and Järvenpää at night between 3 september and 22 September. Read more about service changes to R and T trains in a separate service update.
There will be changes to the K, T, P and I train services s at night from 0.50am to 4.40am between Sundays and Fridays from 6 August to 16 October. Due to track work in Tikkurila, no trains will run between Tapanila and Kerava. Replacement bus 699X will run between Malmi and Kerava.
The changes to train services apply only at night between Sundays and Fridays, meaning that the trains will as usual on weekend nights. The changes do not apply on the following nights (on these nights, trains will run as usual between Tapanila and Kerava):
- night of Monday 7 August /Tuesday 8 August
- night of Thursday 17 August/Friday 18 August
- night of Monday 4 September/Tuesday 5 September
- night of Sunday 17 September/Monday 18 September
- night of Sunday 24 September/Monday 25 September
- night of Monday 2 October/Tuesday 3 October
Changes to services
From the direction of Helsinki
- K trains from Helsinki at 0.21am, 0.51am and 1.21am as well as the 1.51am T train from Helsinki will terminate at Tapanila station. The 1.21am K train is an extra service.
- All the above K and T trains link with replacement bus route 699X, which departs from Malmi every half hour between 0.40am and 2.10am and runs to Kerava via the intermediate stations.
- The buses will depart from bay 20 in Ala-Malmin tori. The bay is located near Malmitalo and the Malmin Nova shopping center. However, we recommend that you change between bus and train at Tapanila station instead of Malmi, as that way the walk will be shorter.
- From Kerava, you can continue to Riihimäki by the 3.03am T train.
- Additionally, bus 699X from Malmi at 1.40am and 2.10am will run via Ainola to Järvenpää.
From the direction of Riihimäki and Kerava
- K trains that normally depart from Kerava at 0.34am and 4.02am are cancelled between Kerava and Tapanila. In addition, the 2.55am T train from Riihimäki (from Jokela at 3.09am and from Kerava at 3.32am) is cancelled between Riihimäki and Tapanila. These trains will start from Tapanila.
- K trains will depart from Tapanila to Helsinki at 0.54am, 1.24am, 1.54am and 4.21 am. There is also a T train that will depart from Tapanila at 3.51am.
- Replacement bus 699X will depart from Kerava at 0.37am, 1.07am, 3.07am and 3.37am and run to Tapanila and Malmi via the intermediate stations.
- If you continue to Helsinki, we advise you to change from bus to train at Tapanila station.
- In addition, a T train will depart from Riihimäki at 2.23am (from Jokela at 2.38am) and terminate at Kerava. Replacement bus 699X that departs from Järvenpää at 2.49am will run via Ainola to Tapanila and Malmi. The bus will depart from Kerava at 3.07am.
- If you continue to Helsinki, we advise you to change from bus to T train at Tapanila station. The train will depart to Helsinki at 3.51am.
I and P trains on the Ring Rail Line
- P trains from Helsinki at 0.16am and 0.46am (from Helsinki Airport at 0.55am and 1.25am) will terminate at Leinelä.
- Extra I trains will depart from Leinelä via Helsinki Airport and Myyrmäki to Helsinki at 1.01am and 1.31am.
- You can use trunk bus 570 for journeys between Helsinki Airport and Tikkurila as well as Hiekkaharju (Valkoisenlähteentie). At Helsinki Airport, you can access the bus terminal and the stop for bus 570 (bay 40) straight from the Arrivals hall by exiting between the Alepa grocery store and the R-kiosk.
Replacement buses
You can board the buses also through the middle doors. You do not need to show your valid ticket to the driver. You can use the same tickets as for the trains when travelling on a replacement bus, that is, valid tickets of both HSL and VR.
Replacement bus 699X
The bus will depart from bay 20 in Ala-Malmin tori. The bay is located near Malmitalo and the Malmin Nova shopping center. However, we recommend that you change between bus and train at Tapanila station instead of Malmi, as that way the walk will be shorter. In Tapanila, you can access the buses from the covered end of the platform i.e. from the direction of the overpass. Follow the signs in the direction of Päivöläntie. At Kerava station, the buses to Tikkurila and Malmi will depart from bay 12.
The buses will stop at every intermediate station except the Hiekkaharju station. In Hiekkaharju, the buses will stop at the “Malmimäki” bus stops next to Hiekkaharju School on Talvikkitie. From Tikkurila, you can take trunk bus 570, which runs to an area near Valkoisenlähteentie in Jokiniemi, close to Hiekkaharju station. At other stations, the buses will stop at the stops designated for replacement buses. You can check the locations of the stops for replacement buses in the HSL area on the map posters at stations as well as in the Journey Planner. Maps of the stations are also available on the Printable maps and timetables page.
The timetables and route of bus 699X in both directions in the Journey Planner:
The changes are part of a larger project
The track works are part of a project to increase the rail capacity between Helsinki and Riihimäki. The aim of the project is to increase the capacity of the busiest section of railway in Finland and to reduce the line’s vulnerability to disruptions. Once the works carried out by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency are completed, there will be four tracks between Kerava and Riihimäki.