Viljandi railway station

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Viljandi
Terminal train station
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Viljandi railway station in 2019
General information
LocationVaksali tänav 44
Viljandi, Viljandi County
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Coordinates 58°21′27″N25°34′25″E / 58.35750°N 25.57361°E / 58.35750; 25.57361
Owned by Edelaraudtee [1]
Platforms1
Tracks1
Train operators Elron [2]
History
Opened1897;127 years ago (1897)
Services
Preceding station Elron Following station
Sürgavere
towards Tallinn
Tallinn–Viljandi Terminus
Location
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Viljandi railway station
Location within Estonia
Viljandi railway station

Viljandi railway station (Estonian : Viljandi raudteejaam) is a railway station serving the town of Viljandi in southern Estonia.

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The station is the southern terminus of the Tallinn–Viljandi railway line. The station opened in 1897 when a narrow-gauge railway line was opened connecting Mõisaküla with Vijandi, which was prolonged to Tallinn in 1901. [3]

The narrow-gauge railway between Mõisaküla og Viljandi was closed in 1973. Currently, the station is owned by the railway infrastructure company Edelaraudtee [1] and served by trains operated by the government-owned passenger train operator Elron. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "About the company". Edelaraudtee . Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Network and Stations". Elron . Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "About Estonian Railways - History". Eesti Raudtee. Archived from the original on 8 January 2007.


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