Tallinn Baltic Station

Baltic Station (Estonian: Balti jaam) is the main railway station in Tallinn, Estonia. All local commuter, long-distance and international trains depart from the station.

Tallinn Baltic Station
Balti jaam
LocationToompuiestee 37,
10133 Tallinn
Estonia
Coordinates59°26′23.82″N 24°44′13.74″E
Owned byGo Group
Operated byGo Group
Line(s)     Elron Tallinn-Tartu-Valga
     Elron Tallinn-Tartu-Koidula
     Elron Tallinn-Narva
     Elron Tallinn-Viljandi
     Elron Tallinn-Aegviidu
     Elron Tallinn-Turba/Paldiski
     Russian Railways
Tallinn–Moscow
Platforms7
Tracks12
ConnectionsBus  21   21B   41   41B   43   59 
Trolleybus  4   5 
Tram  1   2 
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
History
Opened1870
Rebuilt1960-1966
Electrified1924
3 kV DC OHLE
Traffic
Passengers (13,500,000[1])36, 986

The station has seven platforms, of which two are situated apart from the rest and serve either international Tallinn–Moscow and Tallinn–Saint Petersburg routes performed by GoRail, or 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.

The Balti jaam stands close to a market called Jaama turg ("station market").

History

Balti jaam is situated northwest of the historic centre (Old town) of Tallinn. The first railway station in Tallinn was built at the end of the 1860s as part of a 400 km (250 mi) long St. Petersburg-Tallinn-Paldiski railway line. The first main building was completed in 1870. It was a 2-story building constructed from limestone with tower like extrusions. During World War II in 1941, the station building was set on fire by the Red Army and shortly after the war in 1945, it was partly 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.

  • Exterior
  • Platforms
  • Interior in 2009
  • Old station (1910)
  • Trolleybus no. 4
  • Station Market
  • Moscow train
  • Locomotive L-2317
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See also

References
  1. https://www.dv.ee/novosti/2016/01/22/chislo-passazhirov-baltijskogo-vokzala-dostiglo-135-milliona
  • Tallinn Encyclopedia (part I), 2004. Page 30. ISBN 9985-70-168-2.
Passenger train terminal		 Next station
Tallinn Baltic Station		 Westbound to Paldiski/Turba
Lilleküla
Southbound to Viljandi
Tallinn-Väike
Eastbound to Tartu/Narva
Kitseküla
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