Tartu railway station

Tartu railway station (Estonian: Tartu raudteejaam) is the main railway station in Tartu, Estonia.

Tartu Railway Station
General information
LocationVaksali 6,
50409 Tartu
Estonia
Coordinates58°22′25.76″N 26°42′24.61″E
Line(s)Edelaraudtee Eastward Lines
Platforms2
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
History
Opened1877
Electrifiedno
Location
Tartu Railway Station
Location within Estonia

Tartu railway station is situated west of the centre Tartu. It was established in 1876 when Tapa–Tartu route was built.[1] The station building was opened in 1877.

Passenger trains are operated by Elron and most services are towards Tallinn.[2][3] There are also services to Valga[4] and to Jõgeva, Orava, Koidula and Piusa.[5]

There are two platforms with the length of 260m and 330m.

  • 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

References
  1. "A short overview of the history of Tartu". Visittartu.com. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2013-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2013-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "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)
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2013-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Previous station
Train station on eastward passenger lines		 Next station
Tabivere
Tartu		 Towards Valga:
Aardla
Towards Koidula:
Kirsi


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