Ülemiste railway station () is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

in the

Ülemiste Ülemiste is a subdistrict () in the district of Lasnamäe, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland ...

sub-district of

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, the

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. It is located approximately 500 metres from

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, to which it has been connected by a tramline since 2017. The station is served by the trains of the Estonian government-owned passenger train operator, Elron.

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s from Tallinn Baltic Station stop at Ülemiste on the way to

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

and

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, and there is a commuter service to stations on the line to Aegviidu.

Rail Baltica

Ülemiste station will be the location of

Rail Baltica Rail Baltica is an under-construction rail infrastructure project that is intended to integrate the Baltic states in the European rail network. Its purpose is to provide passenger and freight service between participating countries and improve ra ...

's Tallinn terminus, which is planned to open in 2030. High-speed trains on Rail Baltica will connect the three

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capitals to

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using the new

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. An international competition was held to find a design for the new terminal with "Light Stream" by

Zaha Hadid Architects Zaha Hadid Architects is a British architecture and design firm founded by Zaha Hadid (1950–2016), with its main office situated in Clerkenwell, London. After the death of " starchitect" Hadid, Patrik Schumacher became head of the firm. At ...

being declared as the winner. The new "Linda" terminal will be directly linked to

by a pedestrian bridge. On 21 May 2025, Rail Baltic Estonia signed a construction contract with an Estonian construction company. Construction of the terminal will begin in November 2025, and the building is scheduled to be in taken over by the railway company in October 2028. Ulemiste Elron 2314 01

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Official website
of

Eesti Raudtee AS Eesti Raudtee (') known as Eesti Raudtee or EVR is the national railway infrastructure company of Estonia. It owns a network of of broad gauge () railway throughout the country, including the used by the Elron commuter trains around Tallin ...

(EVR) – the national railway infrastructure company of Estonia responsible for most of the Estonian railway network
Official website
of Elron – the national passenger

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of Estonia operating all domestic

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services
ERR News: ''Rail Baltica announces terminal building architecture competition.''

Architects' Journal: ''ZHA wins contest for Rail Baltica terminal in Tallinn.''

Rail Baltic Estonia: ''RAIL BALTICA ÜLEMISTE JOINT TERMINAL.
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Rail Baltica

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