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The rail transport system in Estonia consists of about 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) of railway lines, of which 900 kilometres (560 mi) are currently in public use. The infrastructure of the railway network is mostly owned by the state and is regulated and surveyed by the Estonian Technical Surveillance Authority ( Estonian : Tehnilise Järelevalve ...
AS Eesti Raudtee (English: Estonian Railways Ltd) known as Eesti Raudtee or EVR is the national railway infrastructure company of Estonia. It owns a network of 1,191 kilometres (740 mi) of broad gauge (1,524 mm (5 ft)) railway throughout the country, including the 192 kilometres (119 mi) used by the Elron commuter trains around Tallinn.
Transport in Estonia relies mainly on road and rail networks. ... There has been a growing tram network in Tallinn, Estonia since 1888, when traffic was started by ...
Had from 1890 until 1970 (future projects to build a railway from Tyr to Tripoli) 422 Libya: 1912 to 1965 (peak length of 399 km [15]); (network under construction in 2008–2011, but works stopped, see Libyan Railways) 434 Malta: Had a railway line from 1883 until 1931 (11 km) and a three line tramway network from 1905 until 1929 (circa 14 km)
Ülemiste railway station (Estonian: Ülemiste raudteejaam) is a railway station in the Ülemiste sub-district of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia. It is located approximately 500 metres from Tallinn Airport , [ 3 ] to which it has been connected by a tramline since 2017.
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The original railway station at Pikk street in the centre of Pärnu opened in 1896, and a station in Papiniidu opened at the same time. Both stations closed in 1972 and were replaced by Pärnu kaubajaam (to the north-east of the city) and in 1976 by a new through station in the Raeküla district.
The company was founded as Elektriraudtee in 1998. While initially operating as a subsidiary of Eesti Raudtee, it was separated entirely within two years. [1]In May 2013, the Estonian government declared that Elron would be the sole domestic passenger operator in Estonia, compelling the Estonian operator Edelaraudtee to reorientate its operations away from the passenger sector. [2]