Editing Espoo (section)

==== 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.