Tallinn–Narva railway
| Tallinn–Narva railway | |||
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GoRail sleeper service to Moscow | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Eesti Raudtee | ||
| Locale | Northern Estonia, Estonia | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 37 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| System | Eesti Raudtee | ||
| Operator(s) | Elron & GoRail | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1870 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 211 km (131 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | 2 | ||
| Character | International | ||
| Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge | ||
| Electrification | Partially Electrified | ||
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The Tallinn–Narva railway (Estonian: Tallinna–Narva raudtee) is a 211 km (131 mi) long railway line in Estonia which runs through Northern Estonia between Estonia's capital city Tallinn and the city of Narva on the border with Russia.
The 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge railway line is double track between Tallinn and Tapa and single track between Tapa and Narva. It is the oldest railway in Estonia, and was opened in 1870 when a railway line connecting Saint Petersburg with Paldiski via Tallinn was opened.[1] A significant part of the railway load consists of freight trains (such as oil trains) from Russia to the ports of Tallinn and its immediate vicinity (Muuga, Tallinn and Paldiski Harbor).
History
The railway line was completed in 1870 by the privately owned Baltic Railway Company. It was originally a part of the Baltic Railway line, which connected Saint Petersburg and Paldiski via Narva and Tallinn as a part of the railway network of the Russian Empire.
Operations
The Tallinn–Narva railway line is owned and maintained by the railway infrastructure manager Eesti Raudtee (English: Estonian Railways Ltd), a government-owned railway infrastructure company of Estonia.[2]
Passenger services operate across the entire stretch of line with regional services operated by Elron to Narva railway station, Narva or Tartu railway station, Tartu[3] and international services to Moscow and Saint Petersburg operated by GoRail.[4]
See also
- List of railway lines in Estonia
- Rail transport in Estonia
- History of rail transport in Estonia
- Transport in Estonia
References
- ^ Helme, Mehis (2003). Estonian railway stations: old photos from Aivo Aia's and Mehis Helme's collection (in Estonian, English, and German). Tänapäev. ISBN 9789985621493.
- ^ "Eesti Raudtee taristu" (in Estonian). Eesti Raudtee. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Elron Timetable" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ "GoRail Timetable". Archived from the original on 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
Bibliography
- Helme, Mehis (2018). Eesti raudteede 100 aastat [100 years of Estonian railways] (in Estonian). POST FACTUM. ISBN 9789949603350.
External links
- Eesti Raudtee – the national railway infrastructure company of Estonia (in Estonian, English, and Russian)
- Elron – government-owned passenger train operator in Estonia (in Estonian, English, and Russian)
- Go Rail – rail freight operator in Estonia (in Estonian and English)