Tallinn Baltic Station

For other uses of "Baltic Station", see Baltic Station (disambiguation).

Balti jaam
General information
Location	Toompuiestee 37 Tallinn Estonia
Coordinates	59°26′23.82″N24°44′13.74″E / 59.4399500°N 24.7371500°E / 59.4399500; 24.7371500
System	railway terminus
Owned by	Go Group
Operated by	Go Group
Lines	Elron Tallinn-Tartu-Valga   Elron Tallinn-Tartu-Koidula   Elron Tallinn-Narva   Elron Tallinn-Viljandi   Elron Tallinn-Aegviidu   Elron Tallinn-Turba/Paldiski
Platforms	9
Tracks	12
Train operators	Elron [1]
Connections	Buses  2  3  8  21  21B  41  41B  59  66  84  85  91  92  93  94  95  96  Trams  1  2  5  Regional Buses  102  104A  104B  104C  105  106  106A  106B  106C  114  115  120  120A  121  125  125A  130  131  132  132A  134  135  135A  135C  138  139  141  144  150  151  151A  152  152A  153  154  155  156  157  157A  158  159  160  163  173  174
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Parking	No; spaces for stopping and loading
Bicycle facilities	Outdoor bicycle parking next to the station
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Zone 1 - Tallinn
History
Opened	1870
Rebuilt	1960-1966
Electrified	1924 3 kV DC OHLE
Services
Preceding station Elron Following station Terminus Tallinn–Tartu–Valga Kitseküla towards Valga Tallinn–Tartu–Koidula Kitseküla towards Koidula Tallinn–Narva Kitseküla towards Narva Tallinn–Aegviidu Kitseküla towards Aegviidu Tallinn–Viljandi Tallinn-Väike towards Viljandi Tallinn–Turba/Paldiski Lilleküla towards Turba, Kloogaranna or Paldiski International service [2] Preceding station LTG Link Following station Terminus Vilnius—Riga—Tallinn Valga towards Vilnius Tram services Preceding station Trams in Tallinn Following station Põhja puiestee towards Kadriorg 1 Telliskivi towards Kopli Põhja puiestee towards Suur-Paala 2 Põhja puiestee towards Vana-Lõuna 5
Location

Baltic Station (Estonian : Balti jaam) is the main railway station in Tallinn, Estonia, and the largest railway station in Estonia. ^[3] All trains in Estonia depart and terminate at this station.

Balti jaam is located in central Tallinn, and is situated immediately northwest of the city's Old town (Estonian : Tallinna vanalinn). It stands close to a large market called the Baltic Station Market (Balti Jaama Turg).

The first station opened in 1870 when a railway line connecting Saint Petersburg with Paldiski via Tallinn was opened. ^[4] The station was completely reconstructed between 1960–1966, and in 2005, the station building was completely renewed.

History

The first railway station in Tallinn was built at the end of the 1860s by the Baltic Railway Company as part of a 400 km (250 mi) long Saint Petersburg-Tallinn-Paldiski railway line. The first main building was completed in 1870. It was a two-storey building constructed from limestone with tower-like extrusions.

During the 1 December 1924 communist coup d'état attempt in Estonia, Karl Kark, the then Minister of Transportation ^[5] was assassinated by gunshot by pro-Soviet insurgents at the Tallinn Baltic Station. ^[6]

During World War II in 1941, the station building was set on fire by the Soviet Red Army. Shortly after the war, in 1945, the building was partially 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.

Layout

The station has seven platforms, of which two are situated apart from the rest and have been serving 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.

Gallery

• 
  Old station (1910)
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  Exterior
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  Exterior
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  Platforms
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  Interior (2009)
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  Trolleybus (2015)
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  Locomotive L-2317

See also

• List of railway stations in Estonia
• Rail transport in Estonia
• Public transport in Tallinn
• Ülemiste railway station

References

1. "Network and Stations". Elron . Retrieved 2 February 2023.
2. "Vilnius & Riga to Tallinn by train | 2025 times, fares, tickets". www.seat61.com. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
3. "Ohutud liikumisteed Tapa-Tallinn" (in Estonian). Eesti Raudtee. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021.
4. "About Estonian Railways - History". Eesti Raudtee. Archived from the original on 8 January 2007.
5. "1924 | Meie parlament ja aeg". meieparlamentjaaeg.nlib.ee. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
6. Arpo, Martin (1 December 2004). "Detsembrimäss 80 aastat tagasi". Postimees . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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

External links

• Official website