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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 ...
Railway lines in the Baltic governorates of the Russian Empire and Polish Kingdom in 1902.. The first railway line to be built in Estonia was the Paldiski – Tallinn – Narva – Gatchina line constructed in 1870; Baltic German nobility provided the impetus for the construction of the line, though because of the Russian influence the line was built to 1524mm (5 ft) gauge [2] to connect with ...
Transport in Estonia. 18 languages. ... Transport in Estonia relies mainly on road and rail networks. Roads. Estonian main and E-roads. Total: 57,565 km (including ...
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.
This is the list of railway stations located in Estonia. The list is incomplete. Name Location (settlement, municipality, county) Year of opening Further info
AS Eesti Liinirongid, operating as Elron, is a government-owned passenger train operator in Estonia.. Prior to 2014, the company operated exclusively the electrified commuter rail system in Harjumaa, and was known until October 2013 as Elektriraudtee, i.e. "the Electrical Railway".
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).
Narva railway station (Estonian: Narva raudteejaam) is the easternmost railway station in Estonia, serving the city of Narva. The station was opened in 1870, and the first station building was destroyed in 1919 during the Estonian War of Independence. The second station building was constructed in 1922, and it was demolished during World War II.