Services to improve on many bus and tram routes in August

There will be improvements to several bus and tram routes from 12 August. A new tram route 13 will start running between Pasila and Kalasatama, and a new crosstown bus route will start running along Ring I. In addition, service frequency will increase on many routes. For example, light rail 15 will run every 6 minutes at peak times from 12 August.

This year HSL is investing a total of EUR 6 million in various public transport service improvements. The first service improvements took effect in January.

The following changes will take effect from 12 August:

  • Tram route 13 will start running between Kalasatama and Pasila
  • Service frequency of light rail 15 will increase to every 6 minutes at peak times
  • New bus route 554 will start running along Ring I between Westendinasema, Pitäjänmäki and Itäkeskus, providing a direct bus service between Pitäjänmäki and Itäkeskus also on weekends
  • Service frequency of all tram routes will increase from every 12 minutes to every 10 minutes on Saturdays

There will also be changes and improvements to services elsewhere in the HSL area. You can read more about all the changes here.

After August, the next service improvements will take effect in late October when commuter trains will start running more frequently.