Tartu | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Vaksali 6, 50409 Tartu Estonia | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 58°22′25.76″N 26°42′24.61″E / 58.3738222°N 26.7068361°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Eesti Raudtee | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Edelaraudtee Eastward Lines | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Elron[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1877 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | no | ||||||||||||||
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![]() Tartu Location within Estonia | |||||||||||||||
Tartu railway station (Estonian: Tartu raudteejaam) is the main railway station in Tartu, 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
The station building from the city side
Station in 2005
The platforms of Tartu railway station during winter.
A water tower in the station from 1950s
Passengers' lounge in the station building after renovation in 2012
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Network and Stations". Elron. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ↑ "A short overview of the history of Tartu". Visittartu.com. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
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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
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