Tallinn Baltic Station

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

Tallinn Baltic Station Balti jaam
railway terminus
File:Stadler FLIRT EMU 1330 and DMU 2235 Tallinn 2015.jpg
Location	Toompuiestee 37 10133 Tallinn Estonia
Coordinates
Owned by	Go Group
Operated by	Go Group
Line(s)	Elron Tallinn-Tartu-Valga      Elron Tallinn-Tartu-Koidula      Elron Tallinn-Narva      Elron Tallinn-Viljandi      Elron Tallinn-Aegviidu      Elron Tallinn-Turba/Paldiski
Platforms	7
Tracks	12
Train operators	Elron
Connections	Bus  21   21B   41   41B   43   59  Trolleybus  4   5  Tram  1   2   6
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
History
Opened	1870
Rebuilt	1960-1966
Electrified	1924 3 kV DC OHLE
Location

Baltic Station (Estonian: Balti jaam) is the main railway station in Tallinn, Estonia, and the largest railway station in Estonia. All local commuter, long-distance and international trains depart from the 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. 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 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 was assassinated by gunshot by pro-Soviet insurgents at the Tallinn Baltic Station.

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 the international Tallinn–Moscow and Tallinn–Saint Petersburg routes performed by GoRail, and 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

• TLA 1465 1 2530 Tallinn-Reval Põhja-õhtu- (Balti) raudtee waksal 1910 postkaart.jpg

  Old station (1910)

• Balti jaam 04.jpg

  Exterior

• Tallinn-Train-Station.jpg

  Exterior

• Balti jaam.JPG

  Platforms

• Balti jaam 03.jpg

  Interior (2009)

• Solaris Trollino 12 Tallinn 2015.jpg

  Trolleybus (2015)

• Locomotive, tallinn.jpg

  Locomotive L-2317

See also

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

References

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

External links

• Official website