Exceptional arrangements for train traffic in Jokela
The Finnish Transport Agency has announced that some local train services operating at night and in the early morning will be replaced by buses between Järvenpää and Jokela in the coming months. In addition, some trains will use a different platform than usual in Jokela. During the exceptional arrangements, installation work related to the main line renovation project will be carried out.
Over the coming months, electrical rail portals will be installed between Purola and Jokela, which will require train traffic to be completely suspended between these stations. The portals are metal structures that span the tracks and enable the electrification of several adjacent tracks using two poles. The installations are in preparation for the construction of two additional tracks on this section.
Due to construction work, four night-time local trains will be replaced by buses between Järvenpää and Jokela on five nights a week. The buses will operate from Sunday night to Monday night and from Thursday night to Friday night, while trains will run as normal on Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday and Sunday nights.
The exceptional arrangements will be in force during two periods: weeks 9–16 and 18–22. Local trains from Helsinki to
Riihimäki will be replaced by buses:
- R train departing at 00:40
- T-train departing at 01:51
Local trains from Riihimäki to Helsinki replaced by buses:
- T-train departing at 02:55
- T-train departing at 03:55
At Jokela station, trains arriving from Riihimäki will use platform 2 instead of platform 1 between 23:30 and 00:25 and between 04:10 and 05:10.
It is advisable to check the latest timetables and departure platforms before your jou ey using the VR and HSL jou ey search services and the platform displays.
During night-time traffic interruptions, work will also be carried out at the Jokela railway yard. The work relates to, among other things, the construction of the Blennerintie bridge located on the south side of the railway yard.
Work will begin this autumn on the construction of a new easte platform with a roof at Jokela station and the renovation of the underpass. In addition, the station’s accessibility will be improved.
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