Tallinn Baltic Station
Main railway station of Tallinn, Estonia
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Baltic Station (Estonian: Balti jaam) is the main railway station in Tallinn, Estonia, and the largest railway station in Estonia.[3] The majority of trains in Estonia start or terminate at this station.
Tallinn
Estonia
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| Location | Toompuiestee 37 Tallinn Estonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°26′23.82″N 24°44′13.74″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | AS GoProperty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Elron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | Elron Tallinn-Tartu-Valga Elron Tallinn-Tartu-Koidula Elron Tallinn-Narva Elron Tallinn-Viljandi Elron Tallinn-Aegviidu Elron Tallinn-Turba/Paldiski | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | Elron[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Buses 2 3 8 41 59 66 91 92 93 94 95 96 Trolleybuses 84 85 Trams T1 T2 T5 T6 Regional Buses 102 104A 104B 104C 105 106 106A 106B 106C 114 115 120 120A 121 125 125A 130 131 132 132A 134 135 135A 135C 138 139 141 144 150 151 151A 152 152A 153 154 155 156 157 157A 158 159 160 163 173 174 Commercial Buses 200 277 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | No; spaces for stopping and loading | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Outdoor bicycle parking next to the station and under the station in a tunnel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | goproperty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1870 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1960-1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1924 3 kV DC OHLE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Baltic Station is located in central Tallinn, and is situated immediately northwest of the city's Old town (Estonian: Tallinna vanalinn). It stands close to a large market called the Baltic Station Market (Balti Jaama Turg).
The first station opened in 1870 when a railway line connecting Saint Petersburg with Paldiski via Tallinn was opened.[4] The station was completely reconstructed between 1960–1966, and in 2005, the station building was completely renewed.
History
The first railway station in Tallinn was built at the end of the 1860s by the Baltic Railway Company as part of a 400 km (250 mi) long Saint Petersburg-Tallinn-Paldiski railway line. The first main building was completed in 1870. It was a two-storey building constructed from limestone with tower-like extrusions.
During the 1 December 1924 communist coup d'état attempt in Estonia, Karl Kark, the then Minister of Transportation[5] was assassinated by gunshot by pro-Soviet insurgents at the Tallinn Baltic Station.[6]
During World War II in 1941, the station building was set on fire by the Soviet Red Army. Shortly after the war, in 1945, the building was partially renovated. During 1960–1966, the station was completely reconstructed. Since the 1990s, the commuter trains 20x20m waiting pavilion has been used as a market. In 2005, the station building was completely renewed and Hotel Shnelli and the headquarters of Estonian Railways (Eesti Raudtee) were completed nearby.
Layout
The station has nine platforms, of which three are situated apart from the rest and are mostly being used for Elron's long-distance services, with occasional commuter trains departing from them. Platforms closer to the station building are used by both commuter trains and long-distance trains.
Gallery
Old station (1910)
Exterior
Exterior
Platforms
Interior (2009)
Trolleybus (2015)
Locomotive L-2317
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