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List of lines on the VR commuter rail system in Finland
The logo of the
Helsinki commuter rail system
The
Helsinki commuter rail system comprises four local and four regional services, each of which are identified by letters of the alphabet.
Letters have been used as service identifiers since 1972. This was originally inspired by the
Copenhagen
S-train system. Unlike Copenhagen, which maintains a strict alphabetical order, letters of Helsinki commuter rail services are often assigned on the basis of
mnemonics , such as E for Espoo and K for Kerava , with care taken to ensure that the original letters did not sound or look similar, to avoid confusion. In recent years, however, this rule has been broken, with the
Y train to Siuntio and the
R train now also serving Tampere.
Commuter train services operate on four railway lines, radiating from the
Helsinki Central Station :
The
VR commuter rail system consists of three local and four interurban services:
Sm4 units 11+08 pause at Tikkurila with an R train from Tampere to Helsinki.
Frequencies are for off-peak only (Monday-Saturday).
Rantarata
Route
Line
tph
Calling at
[1]
Stock
Helsinki to
Kirkkonummi
U
2
[2]
[3]
Pasila ,
Huopalahti ,
Leppävaara ,
Kilo ,
Kera ,
Kauniainen ,
Koivuhovi ,
Tuomarila ,
Espoo ,
Kauklahti ,
Masala ,
Jorvas ,
Tolsa
1/2/3x
Sm5
[3]
[4]
[5]
Helsinki to
Kauklahti
E
Pasila ,
Huopalahti ,
Leppävaara ,
Kilo ,
Kera ,
Kauniainen ,
Koivuhovi ,
Tuomarila ,
Espoo
1/2x
Sm5
Helsinki to
Leppävaara
A
6
Pasila ,
Ilmala ,
Huopalahti ,
Valimo ,
Pitäjänmäki ,
Mäkkylä
1x
Sm5
Ring Rail Line
Route
Line
tph
Calling at
[1]
Stock
Helsinki to
Helsinki
I /
P
3
Pasila ,
Ilmala ,
Huopalahti ,
Pohjois-Haaga ,
Kannelmäki ,
Malminkartano ,
Myyrmäki ,
Louhela ,
Martinlaakso ,
Vantaankoski ,
Vehkala ,
Kivistö ,
Aviapolis ,
Lentoasema ,
Leinelä ,
Hiekkaharju ,
Tikkurila ,
Puistola ,
Tapanila ,
Malmi ,
Pukinmäki ,
Oulunkylä ,
Käpylä ,
Pasila P trains run clockwise (in the above order), I trains run anti-clockwise (in the reverse order). Both trains run 3 times per hour (every 20 minutes).
1/2x
Sm5
Helsinki to
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
I /
P
3
Pasila ,
Ilmala ,
Huopalahti ,
Pohjois-Haaga ,
Kannelmäki ,
Malminkartano ,
Myyrmäki ,
Louhela ,
Martinlaakso ,
Vantaankoski ,
Kivistö ,
Aviapolis P trains run clockwise (in the above order), I trains run anti-clockwise (in the reverse order). Both trains run 3 times per hour (every 20 minutes).
1/2x
Sm5
Helsinki-Riihimäki railway
Route
Line
tph
Calling at
[1]
Stock
Helsinki to
Riihimäki
R
2
Pasila ,
Tikkurila ,
Kerava ,
Ainola ,
Saunakallio ,
Järvenpää ,
Jokela ,
Hyvinkää
1-4x
Sm4
Helsinki to
Kerava
K
3
Pasila ,
Käpylä ,
Oulunkylä ,
Pukinmäki ,
Malmi ,
Tapanila ,
Puistola ,
Tikkurila ,
Hiekkaharju ,
Koivukylä ,
Rekola ,
Korso ,
Savio
1-3x
Sm5
Kerava-Lahti railway
Route
Line
tph
Calling at
[1]
Stock
Helsinki to
Lahti
Z
1
Pasila ,
Tikkurila ,
Kerava ,
Haarajoki ,
Mäntsälä ,
Henna
1/2x
Sm4
Special lines are lines that do not run regularly, and are usually not listed (explicitly or even at all) on the HSL/VR map. These include the lines to Siuntio, Kouvola and Tampere.
Rantarata
Route
Line
from Helsinki
to Helsinki
Calling at
Stock
Helsinki to
Siuntio
Y
4
7
Pasila ,
Huopalahti ,
Leppävaara ,
Espoo ,
Kauklahti ,
Masala ,
Kirkkonummi
[1] Runs roughly hourly during peak hours, with one midday return.
1/2x
Sm5
Helsinki to
Hanko
H
Pasila ,
Leppävaara ,
Espoo ,
Kirkkonummi ,
Siuntio ,
Ingå ,
Karis ,
Dragsvik ,
Ekenäs ,
Skogby ,
Lappohja ,
Santala ,
Hanko-Pohjoinen , Runs once every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday evening.
1x
Sm4
Helsinki to
Siuntio
L
2
1
Pasila ,
Ilmala ,
Huopalahti ,
Valimo ,
Pitäjänmäki ,
Mäkkylä ,
Leppävaara ,
Kilo ,
Kera ,
Kauniainen ,
Koivuhovi ,
Tuomarila ,
Espoo ,
Kauklahti ,
Masala ,
Jorvas ,
Tolsa ,
Kirkkonummi One return at about midnight and one outbound journey very early in the morning, which then becomes a Y train to Helsinki.
1x
Sm5
Helsinki to
Kirkkonummi
6
6
Pasila ,
Ilmala ,
Huopalahti ,
Valimo ,
Pitäjänmäki ,
Mäkkylä ,
Leppävaara ,
Kilo ,
Kera ,
Kauniainen ,
Koivuhovi ,
Tuomarila ,
Espoo ,
Kauklahti ,
Masala ,
Jorvas ,
Tolsa ,
Kirkkonummi
[1] Runs infrequently during early mornings and late evenings only.
Helsinki-Riihimäki railway
Route
Line
from Helsinki
to Helsinki
Calling at
[1]
Stock
Helsinki to
Hämeenlinna
R
1 (from
Riihimäki )
1
Pasila ,
Tikkurila ,
Kerava ,
Ainola ,
Saunakallio ,
Järvenpää ,
Jokela ,
Hyvinkää ,
Riihimäki ,
Ryttylä ,
Turenki Forms the morning and is formed of the evening D train to/from Hämeenlinna.
3x
Sm4
Helsinki to
Hämeenlinna
D
1
Pasila ,
Tikkurila ,
Kerava ,
Järvenpää ,
Hyvinkää ,
Riihimäki ,
Ryttylä ,
Turenki Runs to Helsinki in the morning peak and from Helsinki in the evening peak.
Helsinki to
Tampere
R
10
9
Pasila ,
Tikkurila ,
Kerava ,
Ainola ,
Saunakallio ,
Järvenpää ,
Jokela ,
Hyvinkää ,
Riihimäki ,
Ryttylä ,
Turenki ,
Hämeenlinna ,
Parola ,
Iittala ,
Toijala ,
Viiala ,
Lempäälä Services are formed of between 2 and 4 units as far as Riihimäki, where the train length is reduced to 1 or 2 units. In the reverse direction, 1 or 2 units depart Tampere, with between 1 and 3 units added to the front at Riihimäki.
1-4x
Sm4
Kerava-Lahti railway
Route
Line
from Helsinki
to Helsinki
Calling at
Stock
Helsinki to
Kouvola
Z
3
3
Pasila ,
Tikkurila ,
Kerava ,
Haarajoki ,
Mäntsälä ,
Henna ,
Lahti ,
Villähde ,
Nastola ,
Uusikylä ,
Kausala ,
Koria
2x
Sm4 or 3x
Sm2 or 1x
Sr1 /
Sr2 /
Sr3 + 2/3x
Eil + 1x
Eilf + 3x
Eil
Lines not terminating in Helsinki
These lines have both termini outside of the HSL area and include all lines from the
VR commuter rail system.
The
M train runs from Nokia to Tampere and Toijala. It is Tampere's sole commuter rail line.
The
G train runs from Riihimäki to Lahti.
The
O train runs from Lahti to Kouvola/Kotkan satama and Kouvola to Kotkan satama.
Rantarata
Route
Line
from Hanko
to Hanko
Calling at
Stock
Karis to
Hanko
H
6/7
6/7
Dragsvik ,
Ekenäs ,
Skogby ,
Lappohja ,
Santala ,
Hanko-Pohjoinen
1x
Sm4
Riihimäki-Saint Petersburg railway
Route
Line
from Lahti
to Lahti
Calling at
Stock
Riihimäki to
Lahti
G
16
[6]
18
[6]
Hikiä ,
Oitti ,
Mommila ,
Lappila ,
Järvelä ,
Herrala
[1]
1x
Sm2
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
Kouvola to
Lahti
O
2
[11]
Koria ,
Kausala ,
Uusikylä ,
Nastola ,
Villähde
Kotkan satama to
Lahti
3
[11]
Kotka ,
Paimenportti ,
Kyminlinna ,
Kymi ,
Tavastila ,
Inkeroinen ,
Myllykoski ,
Kouvola ,
Koria ,
Kausala ,
Uusikylä ,
Nastola ,
Villähde
Kotkan satama to
Kouvola
6 (to/from Kouvola)
[11]
Kotka ,
Paimenportti ,
Kyminlinna ,
Kymi ,
Tavastila ,
Inkeroinen ,
Myllykoski
Helsinki-Riihimäki railway
Route
Line
from Tampere
to Tampere
Calling at
Stock
Riihimäki to
Tampere
R
1
0
Ryttylä ,
Turenki ,
Hämeenlinna ,
Parola ,
Iittala ,
Toijala ,
Viiala ,
Lempäälä
[12]
[13]
1/2x
Sm2
[14]
[15] or 2x
Sm4
[13]
Riihimäki to
Nokia
R
2
2
Ryttylä ,
Turenki ,
Hämeenlinna ,
Parola ,
Iittala ,
Toijala ,
Viiala ,
Lempäälä ,
Tampere ,
Tesoma
1/2x
Sm2 or 2x
Sm4
Tampere–Pori railway
Route
Line
Calling at
Stock
Tampere to
Nokia
M
6
[16]
[17]
Tesoma 3 services a day are formed of R trains from Helsinki, which run up to Nokia and back in between Tampere to Helsinki runs.
[18]
[19]
[20]
[21]
1x
Sm2
[22] or 2x
Sm4
[19]
Toijala to
Nokia
1
[16]
[17]
Viiala ,
Lempäälä ,
Tampere ,
Tesoma
1x
Sm2
[23]
[24]
Toijala to
Tampere
Viiala ,
Lempäälä
All cited material is in Finnish only unless stated otherwise.
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d
e
f
g
h
HSL & VR commuter rail map 2021–22 (also in Swedish and English)
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"Kirkkonummi" . juliadata.fi . Archived from
the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022 .
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a
b
"HL 8466, ti 4.1.2022 13:37, Kirkkonummi – Helsinki asema" . juliadata.fi . Archived from
the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022 .
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"HL 8446, ti 4.1.2022 8:37, Kirkkonummi – Helsinki asema" . juliadata.fi . Archived from
the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022 .
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"HL 8442, ti 4.1.2022 7:37, Kirkkonummi – Helsinki asema" . juliadata.fi . Archived from
the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022 .
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a
b
VR Timetable 12A 12.12.2021 – 26.3.2022
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"HL 9936, ke 5.1.2022 13:04, Lahti – Riihimäki asema" . juliadata.fi . Archived from
the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
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"HL 1663, ke 5.1.2022 9:46, Lahti – Kouvola asema" . juliadata.fi . Archived from
the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
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"HL 1668, ke 5.1.2022 15:13, Kotkan satama – Lahti" . juliadata.fi . Archived from
the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
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"HL 1686, ke 5.1.2022 8:55, Kotkan satama – Kouvola asema" . juliadata.fi . Archived from
the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
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a
b
c
VR Timetable 12 12.12.2021 – 26.3.2022
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"Tampere asema" . juliadata.fi . Archived from
the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
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a
b
"HL 9740, ke 5.1.2022 23:35, Tampere asema – Riihimäki asema" . juliadata.fi . Archived from
the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
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"HL 9606, ke 5.1.2022 7:25, Tampere asema – Riihimäki asema" . juliadata.fi . Archived from
the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
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"HL 9708, ke 5.1.2022 17:35, Tampere asema – Riihimäki asema" . juliadata.fi . Archived from
the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
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a
b
VR Timetable 3 12.12.2021 – 26.3.2022
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a
b
VR Timetable 4 12.12.2021 – 26.3.2022
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"HL 9621, ke 5.1.2022 5:10, Helsinki asema – Tampere asema" . juliadata.fi . Archived from
the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
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a
b
"HL 1786, ke 5.1.2022 8:02, Nokia – Tampere asema" . juliadata.fi . Archived from
the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
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"HL 1796, ke 5.1.2022 18:05, Nokia – Tampere asema" . juliadata.fi . Archived from
the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
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"HL 1792, ke 5.1.2022 16:05, Nokia – Tampere asema" . juliadata.fi . Archived from
the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
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"HL 1781, ke 5.1.2022 5:32, Tampere asema – Nokia" . juliadata.fi . Archived from
the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
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"HL 1793, ke 5.1.2022 16:06, Toijala – Nokia" . juliadata.fi . Archived from
the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
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"HL 1788, ke 5.1.2022 7:08, Tampere asema – Toijala" . juliadata.fi . Archived from
the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022 .