It is located to the west of the Posti distribution centre, south of Hakamäentie, east of Veturitie and north of the Postipuisto development area.

The entire depot area is roughly 60 hectares (150 acres) in size, and it contains 65 km (40 mi) of rails.

Prior to this, the only EMUs in Finland, the youthful VR Class Sm1 units, were towed by a diesel locomotive to Pasila yard to be serviced.

In 2006 VR and the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency started a co-operative project involving the renewal of the interlockings and other safety-critical devices.

[4] The entire depot area is roughly 60 hectares (150 acres) in size, and it contains 65 km (40 mi) of track.

The newer hall is designed for the VR Class Sm3 and Sm6 Pendolino units, the latter of which are used solely on the Allegro service to Saint Petersburg.