Viljandi railway station

Viljandi
Viljandi railway station in 2019
General information
Location	Vaksali tänav 44 Viljandi, Viljandi County Estonia
Coordinates	58°21′27″N25°34′25″E / 58.35750°N 25.57361°E / 58.35750; 25.57361
System	Terminal train station
Owned by	Edelaraudtee [1]
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Train operators	Elron [2]
Connections	Buses  2  6  8  9  Regional Buses  18B  28A  28B  49A  80
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Accessible	yes
Other information
Fare zone	None (station-based ticket price)
History
Opened	1897;129 years ago (1897)
Electrified	no
Services
Preceding station Elron Following station Sürgavere towards Tallinn Tallinn–Viljandi Terminus
Location

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

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 Viljandi, which was prolonged to Tallinn in 1901. ^[3] During 1926 and 1927, the station building was rebuilt completely, adding a second floor and a canopy. In the Second World War, the building was destroyed. After the war, a new building was built in stalinist style, which was opened on the 4th of november 1953. ^[4]

The narrow-gauge railway between Mõisaküla and 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]

See also

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

References

1. "About the company". Edelaraudtee . Retrieved 30 January 2023.
2. "Network and Stations". Elron . Retrieved 2 February 2023.
3. "About Estonian Railways - History". Eesti Raudtee. Archived from the original on 8 January 2007.
4. "Tee Kommunismile : EKP Viljandi Rajoonikomitee ja Viljandi Rajooni RSN häälekandja 7 november 1953 — DIGAR Eesti artiklid" (in Estonian).

External links

• (in Estonian, English, and Russian) Official website of Edelaraudtee – a railway infrastructure company which owns the railway lines from Tallinn to Rapla, Pärnu & Viljandi
• (in Estonian, English, and Russian) Official website of Elron – the national passenger train operating company of Estonia operating all domestic passenger train services