Nõmme railway station ( et, Nõmme raudteepeatus; first name in German ''Haltestelle auf der 7. Werst'' and in Russian ''Oстановочный пункт на 7. версте,'' after 1874 in German ''Nömme'' and Russian ''Неммe'') is a railway station in Nõmme, Tallinn, Estonia. The station serves the Nõmme sub-district which has approximately 6600 residents. The Nõmme railway station is located approximately 8 kilometers (5 mi) southwest from the Baltic station (Estonian: ''Balti jaam'') which is the main railway station of Tallinn, near the Baltic Sea. The station is located between the and railway stations of the Tallinn-Keila railway line. The station was opened in 1872, and the station building was completed in 1905. There are two platforms along the two-track railway, one 137 and other 142 meters long.

History

Although the Tallinn-Paldiski railway opened already in 1870, a station on this site was not opened before 1872. The station building was completed in 1905.

Operations

Elron's electric trains from Tallinn to Keila, , Turba and Klooga-Rand stop at Nõmme station. In 2020, there were approximately 58 train departures per day at Nõmme railway station towards Tallinn city center. The station belongs to the Zone I, within which traffic is free for Tallinners. There is a possibility to transfer to TLT (Tallinn City Transport) bus lines 10, 27 and 33 at a bus station on ''Pärnu maantee'' and ''Turu plats'' and to bus line 36 at a bus station on ''Pärnu maantee''. All bus stations are about a 5-minute walk from the Nõmme railway station.

Architecture

In 1905 the first wooden station building was completed. The station's awning was completed in 1912 but was fully demolished in 1987 during the Soviet occupation. The awning was rebuilt historically accurately in 1999.

Historical Photos of the Nõmme Railway Station

File:TLA 1465 1 4528 Nõmme raudteejaam.jpg, 20th century File:TLA 1465 1 4527 Nõmme raudteejaam.jpg, The end of the 19th century File:TLA 1465 1 2133 Nõmme raudteejaam.jpg, 20th century File:TLA 1465 1 2132 Nõmme raudteejaam.jpg, 20th century File:Pääsküla train in Nõmme station 14May2009.jpg, 2009 File:TLA 1465 1 2135 Nõmme raudteejaam 1930ndatel.jpg, 1930s File:TLA 1465 1 2134 Nõmme raudteejaam 20 saj algus.jpg, Early 1900s

References

External links

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