Old rails are being removed on Maaherrantie in the Oulunkylä-Viikki area. Trunk route 550 will be diverted throughout the summer timetable season 16 June – 10 August because of the works.
The buses will run along Viikintie and Oulunkyläntie instead of Maaherrantie.
In the Käpylä-Koskela area, the bus will run westward along Kunnalliskodintie and eastward along Käpyläntie and Koskelantie.
Map showing the diversion route
The buses will stop at the following stops along the diversion route when running from Itäkeskus to Westendinasema:
3494 Palkopolku on Viikintie
3072 Viikinranta on Viikintie
3095 Taivaskallio on Oulunkyläntie
3161 Käpytie on Oulunkyläntie
When running from Westendinasema to Itäkeskus, the buses will stop at the following stops:
3162 Käpytie on Oulunkyläntie
3094 Taivaskallio on Oulunkyläntie
3071 Viikinranta on Viikintie
3073 Hernepellonkuja on Viikintie
The Viikinmäki (3171 and 3172), Veräjämäki (3169 and 3170) and Oulunkylän asema (Oulunkylä station, 3167 and 3168) on Maaherrantie will not be served.
If you need to reach bus 550 from around Maaherrantie, you can take bus 65A or 71.You can change to route 550 from route 65A at the Taivaskallio bus stop and to route 71 at the Viikinranta bus stop.