Finland (VR Group)
| Name | Abbr. | Role | Typical route length / stopping interval (km) | Typical maximum speed (km/h) | Onboard services | Rolling stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro | AE | International high speed train between Helsinki and Saint Petersburg, Russia. | 400 / 100 | 220 | 1st class, 2nd class, restaurant car, non-smoking | KT Class Sm6 tilting electric trainsets |
| Pendolino | S | High speed train between major hub stations. Some trains stop more frequently, similar to the InterCity trains (see below). | 200-700 / 50-200 | 200-220 | Business class, 2nd class, restaurant car, smoking room | VR Class Sm3 tilting electric trainsets |
| InterCity | IC | The backbone of Finnish long distance trains, mainly serving trunk lines radiating from Helsinki and stopping at major stations. | 200-900 / 50-100 | 140-160 | Business class, 2nd class, restaurant car, smoking room | Locomotive hauled, single and double deck cars (manufactured since the 1990s) |
| InterCity2 | IC² (or IC2) | Like the InterCity trains (see above), but on shorter routes and fewer onboard services. | 200-300 / 50-100 | 160-200 | Business class, 2nd class, sales trolley, non-smoking | Locomotive hauled, double deck cars (mnf. since the 2000s), push-pull operation planned |
| Express (daytime) | P | Operates mostly outside the trunk lines. | 200-500 / 50-100 | 120-140 | 2nd class, restaurant car, usually smoking room | Locomotive hauled, older "blue" cars (mnf. before the 1990s) |
| Express (nighttime) | Nighttime sleeper trains between Helsinki and Finnish Lapland and International sleeper train "Лев Толсто́й/Tolstoi" between Moscow, Russia and Helsinki. | 1000 / 50-200 | 120-140 | Business class/First class, 2nd class, restaurant car, sleeping berths, smoking room, car-carrier wagons | Locomotive hauled, mixture of older and newer Finnish cars (Lapland trains), Russian cars (Moscow train) | |
| Regional | H | Trains on routes with relatively few passengers, trains stopping at every station. | 200 / 10-50 | 120-160 | 2nd class, non-smoking | Electric multiple units / Diesel railcars / Locomotive hauled with older "blue" cars |
| Commuter | Route letters (see note below) | Commuter trains in Helsinki region. Some trains stop only at the largest suburban stations, but others stop at every station similar to the German S-Bahn trains. | 20-100 / 2-10 | 120-160 | 2nd class, non-smoking | Electric multiple units, some rush hour trains are locomotive hauled with "red" cars from the 1980s |
NOTE: Long distance trains are identified (in passenger information systems) by train number prefixed with the train type abbreviation (e.g. "IC² 177"). However, the Helsinki region commuter trains are identified by their "route letters" only (e.g. "K") and usually do not show their train number to passengers at all.
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