Night train route
VR Night Train
Helsinki → Kolari · Finland
Finland’s northernmost railhead: an overnight car-carrier sleeper above the Arctic Circle to the fells of Ylläs and Levi.
- Distance
- 989 km
- Fastest time
- 14 h 30 min
- Average speed
- 68 km/h
- Top speed
- 160 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmTikkurila +6
- 56 kmRiihimäki +5
- 92 kmHämeenlinna +4
- 171 kmTampere +7
- 330 kmSeinäjoki +4
- 464 kmKokkola +2
- 542 kmYlivieska +3
- 664 kmOulu +3
- 768 kmKemi +1
- 793 kmTornio-Itäinen
- 854 kmYlitornio
- 911 kmPello
- 973 kmKolari
The stations this train called at in the operator’s timetable (ÖBB Scotty, the NZ 269 on 12 October 2026), in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Other runs of the train may skip some of them, and the timetable can change. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 14335383: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of NZ 269
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the VR Night Train?
The VR Night Train runs 989 km from Helsinki to Kolari.
How long does the VR Night Train take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 14 h 30 min for the 989 km. That is an average of 68 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the VR Night Train?
VR, with double-deck sleeper.
How old is the VR Night Train?
The line has been in service since 1966. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How often does the VR Night Train run?
1 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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