Itsenäisyydenkatu underpass will open to motor vehicles on Tuesday 5 August

31.7.2025 The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency informs that Itsenäisyydenkatu underpass, which was closed at the beginning of June, will be opened to motor vehicle traffic earlier than announced, already on Tuesday 5 August 2025. Pedestrians and cyclists are still prohibited from using the underpass. The changes are related to developing the Tampere railway station area.

23.5.2025 A new hotel building is planned for the east side of Tampere railway yard alongside the already completed Torni Hotel in the southern locomotive shed. The two draft options for the location of the hotel extension, including the developed reference plan, will be open to the public from 22 May to 12 June 2025.