Tallinn Baltic Station

Tallinn Baltic Station
Balti jaam
Location	Toompuiestee 37, 10133 Tallinn Estonia
Coordinates	59°26′23.82″N 24°44′13.74″E / 59.4399500°N 24.7371500°E / 59.4399500; 24.7371500Coordinates: 59°26′23.82″N 24°44′13.74″E / 59.4399500°N 24.7371500°E / 59.4399500; 24.7371500
Owned by	Go Group
Operated by	Go Group
Line(s)	Elron Tallinn-Tartu-Valga   Elron Tallinn-Tartu-Koidula   Elron Tallinn-Narva   Elron Tallinn-Viljandi   Elron Tallinn-Aegviidu   Elron Tallinn-Turba/Paldiski   Russian Railways Tallinn–Moscow
Platforms	7
Tracks	12
Connections	Bus  21   21B   41   41B   43   59  Trolleybus  4   5  Tram  1   2
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
History
Opened	1870
Rebuilt	1960-1966
Electrified	1924 3 kV DC OHLE
Passengers
13,500,000[1]	36, 986

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Baltic Station (Estonian: Balti jaam) is the main railway station in Tallinn, Estonia. All local commuter, long-distance and international trains depart from the station.

The station has seven platforms, of which two are situated apart from the rest and serve either international Tallinn–Moscow and Tallinn–Saint Petersburg routes performed by GoRail, or Elron's long-distance route to Viljandi. Platforms closer to the station building are mostly used by the commuter trains or long-distance routes to Tartu or Narva.

The Balti jaam stands close to a market called Jaama turg ("station market").

History[]

Balti jaam is situated northwest of the historic centre (Old town) of Tallinn. The first railway station in Tallinn was built at the end of the 1860s as part of a 400 km (250 mi) long St. Petersburg-Tallinn-Paldiski railway line. The first main building was completed in 1870. It was a 2-story building constructed from limestone with tower like extrusions. During World War II in 1941, the station building was set on fire by the Red Army and shortly after the war in 1945, it was partly renovated. During 1960–1966, the station was completely reconstructed. Since the 1990s, the commuter trains 20x20m waiting pavilion has been used as a market. In 2005, the station building was completely renewed and Hotel Shnelli and the headquarters of Estonian Railways (Eesti Raudtee) were completed nearby.

Gallery[]

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  Exterior
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  Platforms
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  Interior in 2009
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  Old station (1910)

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  Trolleybus no. 4
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  Station Market
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  Moscow train
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  Locomotive L-2317

See also[]

• Ülemiste railway station

References[]

• Tallinn Encyclopedia (part I), 2004. Page 30. ISBN 9985-70-168-2.

External links[]

• Official website

Passenger train terminal	Next station
Tallinn Baltic Station	Westbound to Paldiski/Turba
	Lilleküla
	Southbound to Viljandi
	Eastbound to Tartu/Narva