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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.

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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. R train at Tikkurila.jpg
Sm4 units 11+08 pause at Tikkurila with an R train from Tampere to Helsinki.

Current lines

Frequencies are for off-peak only (Monday-Saturday).

Rantarata
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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
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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
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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
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Helsinki to Lahti Z 1 Pasila, Tikkurila, Kerava, Haarajoki, Mäntsälä, Henna 1/2x Sm4

Special lines

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
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Helsinki to Siuntio Y 47 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 0.420.42 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 21 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 66 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
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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 109 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
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Helsinki to Kouvola Z 33 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.

Rantarata
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Karis to Hanko H 6/76/7 Dragsvik, Ekenäs, Skogby, Lappohja, Santala, Hanko-Pohjoinen 1x Sm4
Riihimäki-Saint Petersburg railway
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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
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Riihimäki to Tampere R 10 Ryttylä, Turenki, Hämeenlinna, Parola, Iittala, Toijala, Viiala, Lempäälä [12] [13] 1/2x Sm2 [14] [15] or 2x Sm4 [13]
Riihimäki to Nokia R 22 Ryttylä, Turenki, Hämeenlinna, Parola, Iittala, Toijala, Viiala, Lempäälä, Tampere, Tesoma 1/2x Sm2 or 2x Sm4
Tampere–Pori railway
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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

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References

All cited material is in Finnish only unless stated otherwise.

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HSL & VR commuter rail map 2021–22 (also in Swedish and English)
  2. ↑ "Kirkkonummi". juliadata.fi. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. 1 2 VR Timetable 12A 12.12.2021 – 26.3.2022
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. 1 2 3 VR Timetable 12 12.12.2021 – 26.3.2022
  12. ↑ "Tampere asema". juliadata.fi. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  13. 1 2 "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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  16. 1 2 VR Timetable 3 12.12.2021 – 26.3.2022
  17. 1 2 VR Timetable 4 12.12.2021 – 26.3.2022
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  19. 1 2 "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.
  20. ↑ "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.
  21. ↑ "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.
  22. ↑ "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.
  23. ↑ "HL 1793, ke 5.1.2022 16:06, Toijala – Nokia". juliadata.fi. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  24. ↑ "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.
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