Transport in Tampere consists of

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, light rail and commuter rail services linking the city centre of Tampere, Finland to surrounding residential areas and towns in Pirkanmaa region. The system is managed by the Tampere Regional Transport Authority (Finnish: ''Tampereen seudun joukkoliikenne''), branded as Nysse. The name originates from a local

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''nysse tulee'' (from ''nyt se tulee'', "now it's coming"), with ''nysse'' jokingly used to refer to any public transport vehicle. Fare zones are in use between areas, assigned letters A-F, each depending on distance from the downtown of Tampere.

Roads

Commuter rail

The

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network currently consists of one line centered around Tampere Central Station. Line connects Toijala, Viiala,

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to Tampere, continuing onward to Tesoma and Nokia. Most of the services on the route are segmented on the route Tampere−Nokia; only several services a day use the entire route from Toijala to Nokia. The Helsinki commuter rail line also has limited services to Pirkanmaa, having its northern terminus in Tampere.

Buses

The backbone of public transport in Tampere remains the bus network. It also operates in all other towns under Nysse operation, those being Kangasala (Fare zones B-F),

(B-C), Nokia (B-D), Orivesi (E), Pirkkala (B-C), Valkeakoski (D), Vesilahti (D) and Ylöjärvi (B-F). The busiest and most important bus lines are branded ''trunk lines'' (''runkolinjat''), some of which may operate with 7.5 minute intervals at peak times.

Light rail

Tampere is currently constructing a light rail network, with the first phase (

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to Hervanta and TAYS) opened on 9 August 2021 and the second (city centre to

Lentävänniemi Lentävänniemi () is a district in the western part of Tampere on the shores of Lake Näsijärvi in Pirkanmaa, Finland. It belongs to the northwestern part of the city and borders the Niemi and Niemenranta borders on the southwest. There ar ...

) to open in 2024. Škoda Transtech is supplying the Artic X34 rolling stock for Tampere light rail.Transtech to supply Tampere trams
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'' 3 October 2016

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Roads

Commuter rail

Buses

Light rail

See also

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