Padula railway station

Padula
Padula railway station in 2020
General information
Location	Laagri/Koidu, Saue Parish, Harju County Estonia
Coordinates	59°20′16″N24°35′31″E / 59.337778°N 24.591944°E / 59.337778; 24.591944
System	railway station
Owned by	Eesti Raudtee (EVR)
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Train operators	Elron [1]
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Accessible	yes
History
Opened	2008;18 years ago (2008)
Services
Preceding station Elron Following station Urda towards Tallinn Tallinn–Turba/Paldiski Saue towards Turba, Kloogaranna or Paldiski
Location Padula railway station Location within Estonia Show map of Estonia Padula railway station Padula railway station (Harju County) Show map of Harju County

Padula railway station (Estonian : Padula raudteepeatus) is a railway station in Saue parish in Harju County in northern Estonia. It is located on the border between the small borough of Laagri and the village of Koidu. ^[1] The stop is named after the Padula inn and farm that was once located in the area. ^[2]

The Padula railway station is located on the Tallinn-Keila railway line, between Urda and Saue railway stations and approximately 15 kilometers (8 mi) southwest from the Baltic station (Estonian: Balti jaam) which is the main railway station of Tallinn. The station was officially opened in 2008 together with Kitseküla and Urda railway stations. ^[3]

Only Elron's electric trains from Tallinn to Turba stop at Padula station. ^[1] In 2024, there were approximately 15 train departures per day at Padula railway station towards Tallinn city center. ^[4]

See also

• List of railway stations in Estonia
• Rail transport in Estonia

References

1. "Network and Stations". Elron . Retrieved 29 January 2024.
2. "Rongipeatuste nimekonkursil jäid sõelale urda ja Padula" (PDF) (in Estonian). Koduvald. April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-27.
3. "Laagri uus raudteepeatus tuleb kasutusele juunis" (in Estonian). Euroopa Liidu struktuurifondid. 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2014-10-09.
4. "Elron: Urda-Tallinn".

External links

• (in Estonian, English, and Russian) Official website of Eesti Raudtee (EVR) – the national railway infrastructure company of Estonia responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Estonian railway network
• (in Estonian, English, and Russian) Official website of Elron – the national passenger train operating company of Estonia operating all domestic passenger train services