The biggest tendering process in HSL’s history included 36 bus routes in Vantaa and East Helsinki. The contract for the routes was awarded to Helsingin Bussiliikenne Oy, which will operate the routes from 16 August 2021.
All in all, the tendering process covered the services of 122 buses. The volume of the tendered services is nearly 12 million route kilometers a year. The services account for about ten per cent of the number of vehicles and 12 per cent of the route kilometers of bus services procured by HSL. The total cost of the contract is about 33 million euros a year.
More electric buses
Over 40 per cent of the requested fleet are electric buses. In total 40 new two-axle electric buses and 18 new articulated electric buses will enter service on the tendered services in August 2021. Articulated buses will be reintroduced in the region after a break of over ten years. The new trunk route, 570 (Mellunmäki-Airport) will be operated with articulated electric buses.
In addition, six new and 60 existing EEV or Euro VI compliant diesel buses will serve on the routes now tendered. During the seven year contract period, Helsingin Bussiliikenne Oy will replace old diesel buses with 18 electric buses. This means that in total, the operator will purchase 76 electric buses for the services.
According to the transport service contract, Helsingin Bussiliikenne Oy will lease the Ojanko bus depot from a company owned by the City of Vantaa. The depot will be built along Ring Road III in Eastern Vantaa. The construction of the depot will start in May. Preparation work, such as felling trees, will be carried out in April.
Helsingin Bussiliikenne Oy was awarded a contract for the operation of the following routes:
92 Itäkeskus – Myllypuro – Alakiventie
92N Railway Square – Kontula (Keinutie)
94 Itäkeskus – Kontulankaari
94A Kotikonnuntie – Kontula – Kivikko – Kotikonnuntie
94N Railway Square – Kontulankaari
95 Itäkeskus – Keinutie
95N Railway Square – Länsimäki – Mellunmäki
97 Itäkeskus – Mellunmäki
97N Railway Square – Kontula (Kotikonnuntie)
97V Itäkeskus – Mellunmäki
98 Itäkeskus – Rastila
518 Ilmala – Kuninkaanmäki
570 Mellunmäki – Tikkurila – Airport
587 Mellunmäki – Vierumäki
588 Länsisalmi – Sotunki School
588B Länsisalmi – Sotunki School
619 Tikkurila – Simonsilta
624 Tikkurila – Ilola – Päiväkumpu
624N Tikkurila – Kylmäoja
631 Tikkurila – Kulomäki
711 Hakaniemi – Tikkurila
717 Railway Square – Hakunila – Tikkurila
717N Railway Square – Jakomäki – Nissas
718 Railway Square – Nissas
718A Railway Square – Sotunki
721 Hakaniemi – Koivukylä Station
721N Railway Square – Koivukylä Station
724 Tikkurila – Päiväkumpu
731 Hakaniemi – Kulomäki
731N Railway Square – Kulomäki
734 Jokivarsi – Korso
735 Tikkurila – Mikkola
736 Tikkurila – Sotunki – Nikinmäki – Korso
736B Nikinmäki – Korso
737 Pohjois-Nikinmäki – Korso
737K Pohjois-Nikinmäki – Korso
739 Railway Square – Nikinmäki – Korso