Paldiski railway station

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Paldiski
Terminal train station
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Paldiski railway station in 2011
General information
Location Paldiski, Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Coordinates 59°20′40.3″N24°3′35.9″E / 59.344528°N 24.059972°E / 59.344528; 24.059972
Owned by Eesti Raudtee (EVR)
Platforms1
Tracks6
Train operators Elron [1]
History
Opened1870;154 years ago (1870)
Electrified1961
Services
Preceding station Elron Following station
Laoküla
towards Tallinn
Tallinn–Turba/Paldiski Terminus
Location
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Paldiski railway station
Location within Estonia
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Paldiski railway station
Paldiski railway station (Harju County)
Paldiski railway station

Paldiski railway station (Estonian : Paldiski raudteejaam) is a railway station serving the town and Baltic Sea port of Paldiski, situated on the Pakri Peninsula of northwestern Estonia. [2]

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The station is the western terminus of the Tallinn-Paldiski railway. The station opened in 1870 when a railway line was opened connecting Saint Petersburg with Paldiski, via Gatchina, Narva, Tapa and Tallinn. [3] Currently, the station is served by Tallinn's commuter rail network, an electrified commuter rail network operated by Elron, linking the city of Tallinn with its suburbs and the surrounding countryside. [1]

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References

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Network and Stations". Elron . Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Tallinna ja Harjumaa elektriraudtee: Paldiski" (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  3. ↑ "About Estonian Railways - History". Eesti Raudtee. Archived from the original on 8 January 2007.


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