Elron (rail transit)

AS Eesti Liinirongid, operating as Elron, is a government-owned passenger train operator in Estonia.

AS Eesti Liinirongid

Type	Government-owned corporation
Industry	Rail transport
Founded	1998 (as Elektriraudtee) October 2013 (as Elron)
Headquarters	Tallinn , Estonia
Products	Rail transport
Website	www.elron.ee

AS Eesti Liinirongid
Inter-city rail
Tallinn–Tartu–Valga line Tallinn Kitseküla Ülemiste Vesse Lagedi Kulli Aruküla Raasiku Kehra Lahinguvälja Mustjõe Aegviidu Nelijärve Jäneda Lehtse Tapa Tallinn–Narva line Tamsalu Kiltsi Rakke Vägeva Pedja Jõgeva Kaarepere Tabivere Kärkna Emajõgi Tartu E264 / T3 Tallinn–Tartu–Koidula line Aardla E263 / T2 Ropka Nõo Tõravere Peedu Elva Palupera Puka Mägiste Keeni Sangaste Valga Estonia Latvia border Riga–Lugaži Railway
Tallinn–Tartu–Koidula line Tallinn Kitseküla Ülemiste Vesse Lagedi Kulli Aruküla Raasiku Kehra Lahinguvälja Mustjõe Aegviidu Nelijärve Jäneda Lehtse Tapa Tallinn–Narva line Tamsalu Kiltsi Rakke Vägeva Pedja Jõgeva Kaarepere Tabivere Kärkna Emajõgi Tartu E264 / T3 Tallinn–Tartu–Valga line Kirsi Aardla street 22131 Ülenurme Uhti Porijõgi Reola Vana-Kuuste 22141 Rebase 18141 Vastse-Kuuste 18180 Valgemetsa 18161 Ahja River 18138 Kiidjärve Taevaskoja 18146 Orajõgi 62 Põlva 18158 Holvandi 18225 Ruusa Võhandu River 65 Veriora Ilumetsa 90 Orava 18243 Piusa 18243 18229 Koidula Piusa River Estonia Russia border Freight line to Pechory
Tallinn–Narva line Tallinn Kitseküla Ülemiste Vesse Lagedi Kulli Aruküla Raasiku Kehra Lahinguvälja Mustjõe Aegviidu Nelijärve Jäneda Lehtse Tapa 24 Tallinn–Tartu– Valga/Koidula line Valgejõgi 17144 T5 Loobu River Kadrina T5 Rakvere T5 Sõmeru River 17119 Kunda River Kabala 17119 13127 Sonda Jaama street Kiviõli 13103 Purtse River Püssi Kohtla 13126 Viivikonna–Kohtla-Järve freight line 93 Jõhvi E264 / T3 32 Pühajõgi 13138 Oru Freight line to Port of Sillamäe Freight line to Viivikonna 13106 Vaivara Freight line to Eesti Power Plant Auvere 13145 Soldina 13148 Freight line to Balti Power Plant 13109 Narva Narva River Estonia Russia border Oktyabrskaya Railway
Tallinn–Viljandi line Tallinn E67 Tallinn-Väike Liiva Valdeku Männiku Saku Kasemetsa Kiisa Roobuka Vilivere Kohila Lohu Hagudi Rapla Keava Lelle Käru Kolu Türi Taikse Kärevere Ollepa Võhma Olustvere Sürgavere Viljandi
Tallinn commuter rail
Tallinn–Aegviidu line Tallinn Kitseküla Ülemiste Vesse Lagedi Pirita River Kulli Aruküla Jõelähtme River Raasiku Parila Kehra Jägala River Aavoja–Jägala canal Lahinguvälja Mustjõe Mustjõgi Aegviidu
Tallinn–Turba/Paldiski line Tallinn Lilleküla Tondi Järve Rahumäe Nõmme Hiiu Kivimäe Pääsküla Laagri Pääsküla River Urda Padula Vääna River Saue Valingu Keila River Keila Niitvälja Klooga Klooga-rand Klooga-Aedlinn Põllküla Laoküla Paldiski Kulna Vasalemma Vasalemma River Kibuna Laitse Jaanika Riisipere Turba Ellamaa Metsa Risti Vaharu Palivere Nigula Taebla Ridala Uuemõisa Haapsalu Rohuküla

The company was separated from Eesti Raudtee in 1998. Before 2014, the company operated exclusively the electrified commuter rail system in Harjumaa, and was known until October 2013 as Elektriraudtee, i.e. "the Electrical Railway". On January 1, 2014 Elron took over all domestic passenger train services in Estonia from Edelaraudtee.

Network

Inter-city rail

Elron operates inter-city trains from Tallinn's Balti jaam on several lines: Tallinn–Tartu–Valga (connecting to Pasažieru vilciens trains to Riga), Tallinn–Tartu–Koidula, Tallinn–Narva, and Tallinn–Viljandi.

Services on the Tallinn–Pärnu route ended in December 2018. The line required substantial upgrading and it was not felt worthwhile spending the money required for this around 8 years before Rail Baltica is due to provide a much faster service to Pärnu.[1]

Tallinn commuter rail

Tallinn's commuter rail network is electrified, and it extends east and west from Balti jaam, the total length of the network being 132 km. The eastbound line goes to Aegviidu. The westbound line goes to the town of Keila, where it divides into two branches continuing towards the cargo-harbour city of Paldiski and inland to Riisipere. The Paldiski branch splits at Klooga, with a short spur going to the beach at Klooga-rand.

In 2007 Elektriraudtee opened its first express service from Tallinn to Keila, which stops only at the busiest stations. In 2008 the express service from Tallinn to Aegviidu was opened.

Work to upgrade track and stations has been ongoing since 2010.[2]

Rolling stock

Stadler Flirt in Keila

Elron currently uses Stadler FLIRT electric and diesel-electric trains.

Delivery of the 12 three-car and 6 four-car EMU and 6 two-car, 8 three-car and 6 four-car DEMU[3] trains built by Stadler Rail started in 2012; by June 2014 all trains have arrived in Estonia.[4][5] As of 2015, all of the old Soviet trains have been retired.

As of June 2019, Elron received permission to purchase 4 new hybrid trains with an option to add 2 electric trains. The decision was due to the current state (as of 2019) of overcrowding on the most popular routes, given an increase of passenger number of more than a third since the replacement of the rolling stock with the Stadler fleet in 2014 [6]

See also

• Rail transport in Estonia
• GoRail, a company operating Tallinn–Saint Petersburg and Tallinn–Moscow services
• Pasažieru vilciens, a company operating Valga–Riga services
• Public transport in Tallinn
• Tallinn–Tapa railway

References

1. "Estonia to close railway line and wait for Rail Baltica".
2. "Video about railways construction". Nõmme TV. 27 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08.
3. est-train.ertas.eu/dr/dmutab.php?lng=eng
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2013-06-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "Elektriraudtee orders Stadler Flirt trains". Railway Gazette International. 12 April 2010.
6. ERR, BNS | (2019-06-13). "Estonian government gives Elron permission to buy new trains". ERR. Retrieved 2019-06-17.

External links

Media related to Elron at Wikimedia Commons

• Elron's official website