A new bus route network was introduced in Sipoo on 11 August. The rearrangements require further efforts to provide effective bus services serving the customers' needs as well as possible. Changes to the timetables are now made on the basis of feedback from passengers and the operator, within the limits of resources available.
Needs for possible further changes will be studied during the autumn once we see how the new timetables work. All changes are made at the same time so that it is easier to inform passengers about the changes. Changes to timetables are published on HSL's website, on the website of the municipality of Sipoo and there are also bulletins on buses.
The first changes to timetables will take effect on Monday 15 September. The changes are made to address the problems with keeping to the timetables and making transfers.
Changes on 15 September
Bus 841 (Itäkeskus-Söderkulla): a new Saturday service at 9am from Söderkulla to Itäkeskus
Bus 985 (Nikkilä–Kerava station): some services are brought forward to facilitate transfer to train
- Mon-Fri two services from Nikkilä start to leave 5 minutes earlier -> new departure times are 5.45am and 6.45am
- Mon-Fri one service from Kerava starts to leave 5 minutes earlier -> new departure time is 6.15am
- Saturday services from Nikkilä are brought forward by 5 minutes -> new departure times are 6.20am, 8.50am-8.50pm.
- Sunday services from Nikkilä are brought forward by 5 minutes -> new departure times are 9.50am-6.50pm.
Bus 986 (Nikkilä–Etelä-Paippinen–Järvenpää station): One service from Järvenpää is brought forward by 5 minutes -> the new departure time is 7.05am.
Bus 987 (Nikkilä–Pornainen–Järvenpää station): The 6.50am service from Nikkilä will be brought forward by 15 minutes to facilitate transfer to bus 986 in Pohjois-Paippinen -> the new departure time is 6.35am.
Bus 991 (Eriksnäs–Söderkulla–Nikkilä): The departure times of two services change:
- The 11.45am service from Nikkilä starts to leave at 12.17pm (from Söderkulla to Eriksnäs at 12.40pm)
- The 12.12pm service from Eriksnäs starts to leave at 12.47pm (from Söderkulla to Nikkilä at 12.57pm)
Bus 992 (Söderkulla–Massby–Hindsby–Nikkilä):
The afternoon services from Nikkilä are brought forward by three minutes to facilitate transfer to bus 991 in Nikkilä -> new departure times are 1.12pm, 2.12pm, 3.12pm. All afternoon services on route 992 from Nikkilä run via Opintie.
In addition, a new service at 12.12pm is introduced from Nikkilä via Hindsby to Opintie in Söderkulla.
Currently, HSL's Travel Card is not accepted on some services operating via southern Sipoo. HSL will negotiate with the operator on the use of the Travel Card during the autumn.
New services introduced
The number of bus services increased on many routes thanks to the reorganization of the route network as the connections with transfers allow the evening and weekends services to be organized in a financially sustainable way. Internal connections within the municipality improved significantly and the so called school bus routes can be utilized more effectively than before also for commuting. Bus services in Talma and Eriksnäs increased substantially. New services were introduced also to Gumbostrand, Kalkkiranta and Spjutsund.
A new feeder route 841 runs between Söderkulla and Itäkeskus. Passengers traveling between Nikkilä and downtown Helsinki now need to changes from bus (985) to train in Kerava in the evenings and on weekends. However, direct night buses continue to run on Friday/Saturday and Saturday/Sunday nights. The connection with transfer enables longer operating hours and better service frequency. For example, on Sundays there were four services from Nikkilä to Helsinki prior the rearrangement; now there are ten services from Nikkilä to Helsinki via Kerava.