Starting from Saturday, August 1, many Tallinn buses will begin operating on new routes. The changes will help better connect different districts. New routes include, for example, 1, 2, 13, 14, and many others. All changes can be seen on the website tallinn.ee/uusliinivõrk.
At the end of July and the beginning of August, signs and schedules at over 500 bus stops will be replaced. Due to the large amount of work, some stops may still have old information. Joel Jesse warns that the changes will take time.
From August 1, two trams will start running to Tallinn Airport: T2 from Kopli and T4 from Tondi. Both trams will run every 10 minutes. The letter T will be added to all tram numbers, for example, T2 and T4.
In September, a new tram line T6 will start operating. It will connect Kopli, Hobujaama, and Suur-Paala. Until then, buses 54 and 55 will operate in the Suur-Paala area.
From August 1, new battery-powered trolleybuses will start operating on routes 72, 81, and 83. In July, new trolleybuses were already introduced on routes 84 and 85. The trolleybus numbers will remain the same.
There are also major changes to bus routes. For example, routes 1 and 14 will be combined. This means it will be possible to travel directly from Vana-Pääsküla to Viimsi. Route 18 will operate between Urda and Viru Keskus, stopping at all stops.
Route 19 (formerly 20A) will now run from Laagri via Kadaka puiestee to Mäepealse street. It will then go from Akadeemia tee along E. Vilde tee to the Lepistiku stop. Finally, it will reach D-Terminal. This provides a faster connection to Liivalaia street and the port.
Routes 21 and 21B will be combined. The new route 21 will run from Kakumäe to Viru Keskus via Vana-Rannamõisa tee. Route 24 will go directly from Akadeemia tee to the Kadaka stop. For the Mäepealse and Rehe area, there will be a new route 24A.
Routes 41 and 41B will be combined. Routes 48 and 65 will not be combined, so route 48 stops will remain. Route 29 will be replaced by route 31A, which will go to Iru nursing home. Routes 31 and 31A will again run along Laagna tee. Route 44 will now go to the Lahekalda district, where a new bus stop will be added.