Tartu railway station

Tartu railway station (Estonian: Tartu raudteejaam) is the main railway station in Tartu, Estonia.

Tartu
railway station
General information
Location	Vaksali 6, 50409 Tartu Estonia
Coordinates	58°22′25.76″N 26°42′24.61″E / 58.3738222°N 26.7068361°E / 58.3738222; 26.7068361
Owned by	Eesti Raudtee
Line(s)	Edelaraudtee Eastward Lines
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Train operators	Elron^[1]
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
History
Opened	1877
Electrified	no
Services
Preceding station Elron Following station Kärkna towards Tallinn Tallinn–Tartu–Valga Aardla towards Valga Tallinn–Tartu–Koidula Kirsi towards Koidula
Location
Tartu Location within Estonia

Tartu railway station is situated west of the centre Tartu. It was established in 1876 when Tapa–Tartu route was built.^[2] The station building was opened in 1877.

Passenger trains are operated by Elron and most services are towards Tallinn.^[1][3][4] There are also services to Valga^[5] and to Jõgeva, Orava, Koidula and Piusa.^[1][6]

There are two platforms with the length of 260m and 330m.

Gallery

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  The station building from the city side
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  Station in 2005
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  The platforms of Tartu railway station during winter.
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  A water tower in the station from 1950s
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  Passengers' lounge in the station building after renovation in 2012
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See also

• List of railway stations in Estonia
• Rail transport in Estonia

References

1. "Network and Stations". Elron. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
2. "A short overview of the history of Tartu". Visittartu.com. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
3. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2013-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2013-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2013-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2013-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tartu railway station.

• (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