Routes
The trains are distinguished in Finnish railway timetables by the letter S. The Pendolino network radiates out from the capital Helsinki. Five main routes serve most of Finland's big cities:
- Helsinki–Oulu (4 trains per weekday in each direction, plus 1 train between Helsinki and Vaasa each weekday in both directions)
- Helsinki–Turku (2 trains per weekday in each direction)
- Helsinki–Jyväskylä–Kuopio (3 trains per weekday in each direction)
- Helsinki–Kouvola–Kuopio–Iisalmi–Kajaani (1 train per weekday in each direction to/from Kuopio + 1 train in each direction continues to Kajaani)
- Helsinki–Joensuu (1 train per weekday in each direction)
The newest service between Helsinki and Vaasa started on 12 December 2011, with the completion of the electrification work on the Seinäjoki–Vaasa line. There is one Pendolino train in each direction per weekday.
The trains can run at speeds up to 200 km/h (120 mph) on routes between Helsinki and Seinäjoki, Helsinki and Turku and Lahti and Luumäki as lines are being upgraded. Only the line between Kerava and Lahti permits operation at the maximum speed of 220 kilometres per hour (140 mph).
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