Tartu railway station ( et, Tartu raudteejaam) is the main railway station in
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...
,
Estonia
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Tartu railway station is situated west of the centre Tartu. It was established in 1876 when
Tapa
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–Tartu route was built.
The station building was opened in 1877.
Passenger trains are operated by
Elron and most services are towards
Tallinn
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[ There are also services to Valga and to ]Jõgeva
Jõgeva (german: Laisholm) is a small town in Estonia with a population of around 5000 people. It is the capital of Jõgeva Parish and Jõgeva County.
History
Jõgeva was first mentioned in 1599 as ''Jagiwa'' manor, being established only rec ...
, Orava, Koidula and Piusa
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Piusa is famous for its sand caves along the river.
Sand quarries for glass production ar ...
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Gallery
File:Tartu raudteejaam.JPG, The station building from the city side
File:2TE116-1699 in Tartu.jpg, Station in 2005
File:Tartu railway station.jpg,
File:Tartu raudteejaama perroonid 2010.JPG, The platforms of Tartu railway station during winter.
File:Tartu raudteejaama veetorn, 2010.JPG, A water tower in the station from 1950s
File:Tartu raudteejaama renoveeritud ootesaal 2012. aastal (üldvaade).jpg, Passengers' lounge in the station building after renovation in 2012
File:Tartu raudteejaama renoveeritud ootesaal 2012. aastal.jpg,
See also
* List of railway stations in Estonia
*Rail transport in Estonia
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References
External links
Official website
of Eesti Raudtee
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(EVR) – the national railway infrastructure company of Estonia responsible for maintenance
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and traffic control
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Traffi ...
of most of the Estonian railway network
Official website
of Elron – the national passenger train operating company
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T ...
of Estonia operating all domestic passenger train
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services
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Railway stations in Estonia
Railway stations opened in 1876
1870s establishments in Estonia
Buildings and structures in Tartu
Transport in Tartu
Tourist attractions in Tartu