Track work related to the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency’s Espoo Rail Line project will cause disruptions to train services on the Coastal Line in spring, summer and autumn this year. In autumn, services will be disrupted on five weekends in September and October. The disruptions will take place from Saturday morning to Monday morning on 5–7 September, 19–21 September and 3–5 October. One-day disruptions will take place on Sundays 13 September and 27 September. Train services on the Coastal Line were disrupted for five weeks starting on 23 June. In spring, disruptions lasting bout a day occurred mainly on weekends in May.
During the disruptions, there will be no train services west of Leppävaara. Westbound train services from Leppävaara will be replaced by buses. E, U, L and Y trains will not run. The disruptions will also affect long-distance train services on the Coastal Line. Timetables and routes for train replacement buses are available in the Journey Planner.
During the service disruptions in autumn, A trains will run between Helsinki and Leppävaara every 10 minutes. In addition, Tuomarila station is closed and there are no train services at the station from 22 June to 4 October.
Service disruptions will take place as follows:
- Disruptions in autumn 2026
- Saturday, 5 September 4am–Monday, 7 September 4am
- Sunday, 13 September 4am–Monday, 14 September 4am
- Saturday, 19 September 4am–Monday, 21 September 4am
- Sunday, 27 September 4am–Monday, 28 September 4am
- Saturday, 3 October 4am–Monday, 5 October 4am
- Tuomarila station closed
- 22 June–4 October
During the disruptions, H trains will run between Kirkkonummi, Siuntio and Hanko.
The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency’s Espoo Rail Line Project involves constructing two new tracks between Leppävaara and Kauklahti. The service disruptions are essential for the progress of the project, allowing work on the existing tracks to be carried out. This work will continue in the coming years. As a result, train services will in future run every 10 minutes between Helsinki and Kauklahti.
Train services will be replaced by buses
During the disruptions, train services from Leppävaara towards Kauklahti, Kirkkonummi and Siuntio will be replaced by buses. The replacement buses will take passengers to train stations or nearby. There will be frequent services stopping near the stations as well as faster direct services, for example to Helsinki city center via Turunväylä.
Replacement buses:
- 211E, Leppävaara–Kauniainen–Espoo–Kauklahti
- 211U, Leppävaara–Kauniainen–Espoo–Kauklahti–Kirkkonummi
- 213X, Elielinaukio–Turunväylä–Espoo
- 248X, Leppävaara–Kauniainen–Espoo–Kauklahti
- 249Y, Leppävaara–Turunväylä–Espoo–Ring III–Kirkkonummi
During the disruptions, train services will be replaced by buses 211E, 211U, 213X, 248X and 249Y. Bus 211E will run between Leppävaara and Kauklahti and bus 211U between Leppävaara and Kirkkonummi in the early morning and late evening . Bus 248X will provide a fast connection from Leppävaara via Tuomarila and Espoon keskus to Kauklahti. Bus 249Y will run from Leppävaara via Tuomarila and Espoon keskus to Kirkkonummi. Buses 211E and 211U will stop at all intermediate stations or near the stations. Buses 248X and 249Y will run from Leppävaara along Turunväylä to Espoon keskus, from where bus 248X will continue to Kauklahti and bus 249Y to Kirkkonummi. Bus 213X will provide a fast connection along Turunväylä between Helsinki, Koivuhovi, Tuomarila and Espoon keskus.
Replacement buses have open fare collection. Bicycles are not allowed on replacement buses because there is no space to carry them safely.
The journey times of rail replacement buses can be significantly longer than those of trains. In most cases, bus journey times are 10–20 minutes longer than by train, but on long journeys, the increase in journey time may be more than 30 minutes.
The timetables for train replacement buses are available in the Journey Planner.
Other alternative transport links
During the service disruptions on the Coastal Line, buses and the Metro will run as usual. For example, the Metro provides an alternative transport link from Espoo to Helsinki. Several bus routes provide frequent feeder services to Metro stations.
Other transport links during the service disruptions:
- Frequent bus services to Metro stations:
- Buses 548 and 549 from Kauniainen to Tapiola
- Bus route 118 from Espoon keskus and Tuomarila to Urheilupuisto and Tapiola
- Trunk bus route 530 from Espoon keskus via Finnoo to Matinkylä
- Buses 171, 173 and 173Z from Kirkkonummi to Matinkylä
- Buses 162 and 165 from Kauklahti via Saunalahti to Espoonlahti
- Trunk bus route 200 runs along Turuntie from Espoon keskus via Leppävaara to Helsinki city center
- Bus routes 182A and 182K provide services between Kirkkonummi and Siuntio
Buses 224K and 224X provide additional service while Tuomarila station is closed
Tuomarila station is closed from 22 June to 4 October due to construction work. During the closure, Tuomarila is served by regular bus services. In addition, buses 224K and 224X provide additional service, particularly to Koivuhovi and Espoo stations. The buses run every 30 minutes. Their departure times are synchronized with bus 224. Buses 224K and 224X will not run during the autumn train service disruptions. Read more about bus services during the closure of Tuomarila station is an earlier service update.
Bus 224K runs on weekdays from 10 August to 4 October, replacing some services on route 224B. The bus runs from Koivuhovi via Tuomarila station, Suna and Espoo station to Tuomarila. Bus 224X runs from 10 August to 4 October only on weekends. The bus runs from Koivuhovi via Tuomarila station and Espoo station to Tuomarila. Timetables and routes are available in the Journey Planner.
Additional services while Tuomarila station is closed:
- 224K Koivuhovi–Espoon keskus–Tuomarila, Monday to Friday
- 224X Koivuhovi–Espoon keskus–Tuomarila, Saturday and Sunday
Station upgrades at several stations to be completed this autumn
The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency’s Espoo Rail Line project involves constructing two new tracks between Leppävaara and Kauklahti. Once completed, the rail link will improve the punctuality of commuter train services in Kirkkonummi and Espoo as well as the punctuality of long-distance train services in the direction of Turku. As a result, train services will in future run up to every 10 minutes between Helsinki and Kauklahti.
In addition, improvements are being made to Kilo, Kera, Kaunainen, Koivuhovi, Tuomarila and Kauklahti stations. The upgraded Kilo, Kera, Kauniainen and Koivuhovi stations are already in use. Refurbished Tuomarila station will reopen in October. The project started in spring 2021 and is scheduled to be completed in 2029.
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