Järve railway station () is a railway station in the
Kristiine district of
Tallinn
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,
Estonia
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. The station serves the
Järve sub-district which has approximately 3000 residents.
The station is located approximately south from the
Baltic station () which is the
main railway station of Tallinn, near the
Baltic Sea
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. Järve station is located between the and railway stations of the
Tallinn-Keila railway line.
The station was opened in 1923, and the station building was completed in 1926. There are two platforms along the two-track railway, both 150 meters long.
History
Although the
Tallinn-Paldiski railway
AS Eesti Liinirongid, operating as Elron, is a government-owned passenger train operator in Estonia.
Prior to 2014, the company operated exclusively the electrified commuter rail system in Harjumaa, and was known until October 2013 as ''Elektri ...
opened already in 1870, a station on this site was not opened before 1923. The station building was completed in 1926. Ticket sale was terminated in the station building in 1998.
Operations
Elron's electric trains from Tallinn to
Keila
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Keila is also the location of administrative b ...
, ,
Turba and
Kloogaranna
Kloogaranna is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County, 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, to the west by the B ...
stop at Järve station.
[ The station belongs to the Zone I, within which traffic is free for Tallinners. In 2022, there were approximately 56 train departures per day at Rahumäe railway station towards Tallinn city center.]
Architecture
The station building in national romantic style
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The National Romantic style spread ...
was built in 1926 to designs by the Estonian architect and painter Karl Burman (1882–1965).
See also
* List of railway stations in Estonia
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* Rail transport in Estonia
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* Public transport in Tallinn
References
External links
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 maintenance
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and traffic control
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Traff ...
of most of the Estonian railway network
Official website
of Elron – the national passenger train operating company
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of Estonia responsible for all domestic passenger train
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services in Estonia
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Buildings and structures in Tallinn
Transport in Tallinn
Railway stations in Estonia opened in 1923