Editing Espoo (section)

=== Public transport ===
Espoo is well-served by public transport, through the [[Helsinki commuter rail]] network, the [[Helsinki Metro]]'s [[Länsimetro]] extension opened in November 2017, and buses provided by [[Helsingin seudun liikenne]]. In 2024 the orbital [[Jokeri light rail]] line will connect Espoo to eastern Helsinki.

Data communications in Espoo have been handled by sixteen broadcast frequencies.<ref name="radioasemat">[https://www.viestintavirasto.fi/taajuudet/radiotaajuuksienkaytto/radioasematsuomessa.html Radioasemat Suomessa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930193306/https://www.viestintavirasto.fi/taajuudet/radiotaajuuksienkaytto/radioasematsuomessa.html |date=30 September 2018 }}, Communications Bureau of Finland. Accessed on 25 April 2020.</ref>

==== Metro transport ====
[[File:Länsimetro-Västmetron.svg|thumb|right|Route map of the Länsimetro extension]]
The Länsimetro extension to the [[Helsinki Metro]] was started in 2008 and the first phase was opened for traffic on 18 November 2017.<ref>[http://www.kaupunkiliikenne.net/Espoo/ Espoo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921224346/http://www.kaupunkiliikenne.net/Espoo/ |date=21 September 2022 }}, www.kaupunkiliikenne.net. Accessed on 14 November 2020.</ref> The first phase consists of six stations: [[Keilaniemi metro station|Keilaniemi]], [[Aalto University metro station|Aalto University]], [[Tapiola metro station|Tapiola]], [[Urheilupuisto metro station|Urheilupuisto]], [[Niittykumpu metro station|Niittykumpu]] and [[Matinkylä metro station|Matinkylä]]. The second phase consists of an additional five stations: [[Finnoo metro station|Finnoo]], [[Kaitaa metro station|Kaitaa]], [[Soukka metro station|Soukka]], [[Espoonlahti metro station|Espoonlahti]] and [[Kivenlahti metro station|Kivenlahti]], and was originally expected to be completed in 2023 at the earliest.<ref>[https://www.lansimetro.fi/asemat/ Asemat] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921224345/https://www.lansimetro.fi/asemat/ |date=21 September 2022 }}, Länsimetro. Accessed on 22 September 2022.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201130015319/https://www.espoo.fi/fi-FI/Asuminen_ja_ymparisto/Kadut_ja_liikenne/Joukkoliikenne/Lansimetro/Asemat_Espoossa Espoon metroasemat], city of Espoo. Accessed on 22 September 2022.</ref> The extension was completed on 3 December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tara |date=2022-11-30 |title=The metro extension enables better services and increases Espoo's vitality |url=https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/22601-the-metro-extension-enables-better-services-and-increases-espoo-s-vitality.html |access-date=2022-12-04 |website=Helsinki Times |language=en-gb |archive-date=4 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204180210/https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/22601-the-metro-extension-enables-better-services-and-increases-espoo-s-vitality.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Railway transport ====
[[File:Sm5 Leppävaara.jpg|thumb|left|A [[JKOY Class Sm5]] local train at the [[Leppävaara railway station]]]]
There are nine railway stations in Espoo,<ref>[https://www.hagerlund.net/fi/kokonaisuudet/espoon-juna-asemat Espoon juna-asemat] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921222557/https://www.hagerlund.net/fi/kokonaisuudet/espoon-juna-asemat |date=21 September 2022 }}, Hagerlund.net. Accessed on 14 November 2020.</ref> of which only the [[Leppävaara railway station]] serves long-distance traffic.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201031171536/https://www.visitespoo.fi/fi/tietoa-espoosta/kulkuyhteydet/ Kulkuyhteydet], Visitespoo.fi. Accessed on 14 November 2020.</ref> The Leppävaara railway station is the busiest railway station in Espoo, with the [[Espoo railway station]] being the second busiest.<ref>[https://www.newsbox.fi/espoo/leppavaara-on-espoon-vilkkain-juna-asema-makkyla-erittain-hiljainen/ Leppävaara on Espoon vilkkain juna-asema – Mäkkylä erittäin hiljainen], Newsbox.fi 24 January 2019. Accessed on 14 November 2020.</ref>

The local traffic on the [[Rantarata]] railway is frequent, and the train lines are marked with letters. L trains stop at every station from [[Helsinki Central Station]] to [[Kirkkonummi railway station]]. E, U, L and X trains stop at every station in Espoo and Kauniainen except [[Mäkkylä railway station]]. Only A and L trains stop at Mäkkylä. Y trains between Helsinki Central Station and [[Siuntio railway station]] stop at [[Leppävaara railway station]], [[Espoo railway station]] and [[Kauklahti railway station]]. A trains travel along the [[Leppävaara city railway]] with a terminus at Leppävaara. All local trains travelling through Espoo stop at [[Pasila railway station]], with connections to [[Tampere]], and also at [[Huopalahti railway station]], with a P train connection to the [[Helsinki Airport]] in northern [[Vantaa]].<ref>[https://www.vr.fi/cs/vr/fi/lahiliikenteen-reittikartta-fi Lähiliikenteen reittikartta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422140556/https://www.vr.fi/cs/vr/fi/lahiliikenteen-reittikartta-fi |date=22 April 2020 }}, [[VR Group]]. Accessed on 17 March 2019.</ref>

Long-distance trains between Helsinki and Turku previously stopped at Espoo railway station. Starting from autumn 2015 the stop was moved to Leppävaara railway station.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180629021859/http://www.vrgroup.fi/fi/vrgroup/uutishuone/uutiset-ja-tiedotteet/muutoksia_kaukoliikenteeseen/ Muutoksia kaukoliikenteeseen], [[VR Group]]. Accessed on 17 March 2019.</ref>

==== Bus transport ====
[[File:HelB bus on core HRT bus line in Otaniemi, Espoo.JPG|thumb|right|A bus on line 550 in [[Otaniemi]]]]
Numerous bus lines serve public transport in Espoo. The [[Helsinki Regional Transport Authority]] is responsible for bus transport in Espoo, planning the routes, timetables and ticket systems.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201021082036/https://www.espoo.fi/fi-FI/Asuminen_ja_ymparisto/Kadut_ja_liikenne/Joukkoliikenne Joukkoliikenne], city of Espoo. Accessed on 17 November 2020.</ref> Bus line 200 is the only trunk line in Espoo, travelling between Espoon keskus and the [[Eliel Square]] in central [[Helsinki]].<ref>Aalto, Sirkku: [https://www.lansivayla.fi/paikalliset/2341380 Uusi runkobussi Espoon keskuksesta Elielinaukiolle korvaa linjan 235 ja parikymmentä pysäkkiä jää pois – Espoossa lakkautetaan kokonaan kolme bussilinjaa], ''[[Länsiväylä (newspaper)|Länsiväylä]]'' 23 July 2020. Accessed on 17 November 2020.</ref> The line has 32 stops, which is 12 stops fewer in Espoo than on the previous trunk line 235.<ref>[https://www.hsl.fi/hsl/uutiset/uutinen/2020/05/uusi-runkolinja-200-aloittaa-elielinaukion-ja-espoon-keskuksen-valilla-elokuussa Uusi runkolinja 200 aloittaa Elielinaukion ja Espoon keskuksen välillä elokuussa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427044746/https://www.hsl.fi/hsl/uutiset/uutinen/2020/05/uusi-runkolinja-200-aloittaa-elielinaukion-ja-espoon-keskuksen-valilla-elokuussa |date=27 April 2022 }}, Helsinki Regional Transport Authority. Accessed on 17 November 2020.</ref>

There are a hundred accessible bus stops in Espoo. The first accessible stop was built in 2006 on Puolarintie, next to the [[Puolarmetsä Hospital]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20221130093106/https://www.espoo.fi/fi-FI/Espoossa_on_jo_sata_esteetonta_bussipysa Espoossa on jo sata esteetöntä bussipysäkkiä – ja lisää tulossa], city of Espoo. Accessed on 17 November 2020.</ref>

Bus lines in southern Espoo travel to the [[Matinkylä metro station]] and at times of heavy traffic, directly to the [[Kamppi Center]] in Helsinki. There are also internal bus lines to [[Tapiola]]. In contrast, the bus lines in central and northern Espoo travel via [[Töölö]] to the [[Eliel Square]]. All line numbers of Espoo bus lines were changed to three digits in the 2010s. Line numbers beginning with 1 mainly travel in southern Espoo and line numbers beginning with 2 in central and northern Espoo. Bus lines travelling between southern and central Espoo have numbers beginning with 5. The Joker line 550 travels between [[Westend, Espoo|Westend]] and [[Itäkeskus]] bypassing the Helsinki city centre by going to the north of it.