Updated on 14 March: the disruptions that take place on weekday nights will last at least until 12 May.
The disruptions do not apply on midweek holidays, that is, between the night of Maundy Thursday 6 April and the night of Easter Sunday 9 April or on the night of 30 April. On these nights, trains will run as usual.
R and T train services will be replaced with buses between Kerava and Järvenpää on weekday nights from the night of Sunday 8/Monday 9 January. The train services will be replaced with buses between 0.30am and 3.30am from the night of Sunday/Monday to the night of Thursday/Friday. According to estimate, the arrangement will last until 12 May. Replacement bus 969X will run between Kerava, Ainola and Järvenpää.
In addition, the 11.40pm R train from Helsinki between Sunday night and Thursday night will leave 5 minutes ahead of schedule from 8 January to 12 May.
The reason for the arrangement is track work with the purpose of increasing the number of rail tracks between Helsinki and Riihimäki.
However, on certain weekday nights in January, February and March, track work will be performed in Tikkurila instead of between Kerava and Jokela. On these nights, trains will not run between Tapanila and Kerava and replacement bus 699X will run between Malmi and Kerava.
You can also search for a replacement route for your journey and check all the timetables during the special arrangements in the Journey Planner.
Impact on R and T train services on the nights of Sun–Thu from 8 January to 12 May
Train services will operate as usual on weekends.
NB! On certain weekday nights, other disruptions will occur in train services along the main rail line. More information on said disruptions can be found at the end of this bulletin.
The disruptions do not apply on midweek holidays, that is, between the night of Maundy Thursday 6 April and the night of Easter Sunday 9 April or on the night of 30 April. On these nights, trains will run as usual.
From the direction of Helsinki
- The 11.40pm R train from Helsinki will leave 5 minutes ahead of schedule at 11.35pm. The train will run 5 minutes ahead of schedule throughout the entire journey.
- The 0.40am R train from Helsinki will terminate at Kerava. At Kerava, passengers can change to replacement bus 969X that leaves for Järvenpää at 1.08am. R train will leave from Järvenpää to Riihimäki at 1.30am.
- The 1.51am T train from Helsinki will terminate at Kerava. At Kerava, passengers can change to replacement bus 969X that leaves for Järvenpää at 2.34am. T train will leave from Järvenpää to Riihimäki at 3.04am.
From the direction of Riihimäki
- The T train that normally leaves from Riihimäki at 2.55am will leave earlier than usual at 2.33am and terminate at Järvenpää. At Järvenpää, passengers can change to replacement bus 969X that leaves for Kerava at 3.09am. T train will leave from Kerava to Helsinki according to the regular schedule at 3.32am.
- The T train that normally leaves from Riihimäki at 3.55am will leave 5 minutes behind schedule at 4.00am. The train will leave from Jokela at 4.14am (the normal departure time is 4.12am). The train will leave from Kerava to Helsinki according to the regular schedule at 4.32am.
Replacement bus 969X
The timetable and route for the replacement bus are available in the Journey Planner:
The bus will depart from the following stops
- Kerava station: bay 11 (Ke0408) in the direction of Järvenpää.
- Ainola: on Ainolanväylä, on both sides of the Myrskykatu intersection: Ratsastuskeskus (Jä0029) in the direction of Kerava, Ratsastuskeskus (Jä0030) in the direction of Järvenpää.
- Järvenpää station: bay 15 (Jä2125) in the direction of Kerava.
You can use the same tickets as for the trains when travelling on a replacement bus
You can board the buses also through the middle doors. You do not have 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.
Disruptions on certain nights due to track work in Tikkurila
On certain weekday nights, track work will be performed in Tikkurila instead of between Kerava and Jokela. On these nights, trains will not run between Tapanila and Kerava and the track work will have a larger impact on the services of K, T, R, Z, P and I trains. On these nights, there are no exceptions to train services between Kerava and Järvenpää.
On these nights, trains will not run between Tapanila and Kerava from 0.40am to 4.30am and replacement bus 699X will run via the intermediate stations (apart from Hiekkaharju) between Malmi and Kerava. Additionally, there will be changes to train departure times also on other sections.
However, on these nights as well, the R train that would normally leave from Helsinki at 11.40pm will leave 5 minutes ahead of schedule at 11.35pm and the T train that would normally leave from Riihimäki at 3.55am will leave 5 minutes behind schedule at 4.00am.
There will be disruptions to train services on the following nights:
- the night of Wednesday 25/Thursday 26 January
- the night of Thursday 26/Friday 27 January
- the night of Wednesday 15/Thursday 16 February
- the night of Monday 27/Tuesday 28 February
- the night of Tuesday 28 February/Wednesday 1 March
- the night of Wednesday 8/Thursday 9 March
- the night of Sunday 12/Monday 13 March
- the night of Monday 13/Tuesday 14 March
Impact on K, T, R, Z, P and I trains
On the main line, from the direction of Helsinki
- The R train that would normally leave from Helsinki at 11.40pm will leave 5 minutes ahead of schedule at 11.35pm. The train will run 5 minutes ahead of schedule throughout the entire journey.
- The R train that would normally leave from Helsinki at 0.40am will leave 8 minutes ahead of schedule at 0.32am. This train is the last train of the day that runs normally northwards via Tikkurila.
- K trains from Helsinki at 0.21am, 0.51am and 1.21am and T train from Helsinki at 1.51am will run only as far as Tapanila. The 1.21am K train is an additional service.
- Passengers can change from all the above-mentioned K and T trains to replacement bus 699X that runs to Kerava via the intermediate stations.
- At Kerava, passengers can also change to T train that will leave for Riihimäki at 3.03am.
On the main line, from the direction of Riihimäki and Kerava
- K trains that would normally leave from Kerava at 0.34am, 1.34am and 4.04am are cancelled between Kerava and Tapanila.In addition, the T train that would normally leave from Riihimäki at 2.55am (from Jokela at 3.09am and from Kerava at 3.32am) is cancelled between Riihimäki and Tapanila. In other words, the above-mentioned trains will leave from Tapanila.
- K trains will leave from Tapanila to Helsinki at 0.53am, 1.23am, 1.53am and 4.23am. Additionally, one T train will leave from Tapanila to Helsinki at 3.51am.
- Replacement bus 699X will leave from Kerava at 0.37am, 1.07am, 3.07am and 3.37am and continue to Tapanila and Malmi via the intermediate stations. Those travelling in the direction of Helsinki are advised to change from bus to train at Tapanila.
- In addition, one T train will leave from Riihimäki at 2.22am (from Jokela at 2.36am) and run only as far as Kerava. At Kerava, passengers can continue to Malmi with replacement bus 699X leaving at 3.07am. However, those travelling in the direction of Helsinki are advised to change from bus to the 3.51am T train at Tapanila.
- The T train that normally leaves from Riihimäki at 3.55am will leave 5 minutes behind schedule at 4.00am. The train will leave from Jokela at 4.14am (the normal departure time is 4.12am). From Kerava, the train will leave for Helsinki according to normal schedule at 4.32am.
- An additional R train will leave from Kerava to Helsinki at 5.00am.
I and P trains
- The 0.18am and 0.48am P trains from Helsinki (from Helsinki Airport at 0.52am and 1.22am) will only run as far as Leinelä.
- Additional I trains will leave from Leinelä at 1.01am and 1.31am towards Helsinki Airport, Myyrmäki and Helsinki.
Z train
- The 0.24am Z train from Lahti will be replaced with Z train that leaves 3 minutes earlier at 0.21am and runs only as far as Kerava. In Kerava, passengers can change to replacement bus 699X that leaves at 1.07am. Those travelling in the direction of Helsinki can change from bus to K train at Tapanila.
Bus 699X Malmi–Kerava
The buses will leave from Ala-Malmin tori, from bay 20, near Malmitalo and the Malmin Nova shopping center. However, we recommend that passengers change from bus to train in Tapanila instead of Malmi. In Tapanila, you can reach the buses from the direction of the overpass by following the signage by the exit in the direction of Päivöläntie. In Kerava, the buses in the direction of Tikkurila and Malmi will leave from bay 12.
The buses will stop at every intermediate station except the Hiekkaharju station. In Hiekkaharju, the buses will serve the “Malmimäki” stops on Talvikkitie instead of stopping at the station. The stops are located by the Hiekkaharju elementary school. As regards all the other stations, the buses will serve the stops that have been marked with a sign indicating a replacement bus stop. In addition to the Journey Planner, you can find all the stops for the replacement buses on the station maps. The station maps can also be found on the page Printable maps and timetables.
You can check the timetables and routes of replacement bus 699X in both directions in the Journey Planner: