Padula railway station
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| Location | Laagri/Koidu, Saue Parish, Harju County Estonia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°20′16″N 24°35′31″E / 59.337778°N 24.591944°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Eesti Raudtee (EVR) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Elron[1] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 2008 | ||||||||||
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Padula railway station (Estonian: Padula raudteepeatus) is a railway station in Saue parish in Harju County in northern Estonia. It is located on the border between the small borough of Laagri and the village of Koidu.[1] The stop is named after the Padula inn and farm that was once located in the area.[2]
The Padula railway station is located on the Tallinn-Keila railway line, between Urda and Saue railway stations and approximately 15 kilometers (8 mi) southwest from the Baltic station (Estonian: Balti jaam) which is the main railway station of Tallinn. The station was officially opened in 2008 together with Kitseküla and Urda railway stations.[3]
Only Elron's electric trains from Tallinn to Turba stop at Padula station.[1] In 2024, there were approximately 15 train departures per day at Padula railway station towards Tallinn city center.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Network and Stations". Elron. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Rongipeatuste nimekonkursil jäid sõelale urda ja Padula" (PDF) (in Estonian). Koduvald. April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-27.
- ^ "Laagri uus raudteepeatus tuleb kasutusele juunis" (in Estonian). Euroopa Liidu struktuurifondid. 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2014-10-09.
- ^ "Elron: Urda-Tallinn".
External links
- (in Estonian, English, and Russian) Official website of Eesti Raudtee (EVR) – the national railway infrastructure company of Estonia responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Estonian railway network
- (in Estonian, English, and Russian) Official website of Elron – the national passenger train operating company of Estonia operating all domestic passenger train services