Tallinn – Viljandi railway line

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Tallinn – Viljandi
Section of the Tallinn – Viljandi railway line
Route length: Narrow gauge: 145.8 km
Gauge : until 1971/73: 750 mm
1520 mm
Top speed: 120 km / h
Legend
End station - start of the route
 0.0 Tallinn - Balti jaam
   
 from the port in Põhja-Tallinn
   
 to Paldiski
   
 to Narva
Station, station
 4.1 Tallinn -Väike
   
 from Narva
Station, station
 7.1 Liiva
Stop, stop
 13.0 Männiku (formerly Bhf.)
Stop, stop
 17.3 Saku (formerly Bhf.)
Stop, stop
 Kasemetsa
Station, station
 24.7 Kiisa
Stop, stop
 Roobuka
Stop, stop
 Vilivere
Station, station
 33.0 Kohila
Stop, stop
 39.6 Lohu (formerly Bhf.)
Stop, stop
 45.6 Hagudi (formerly Bhf.)
Station, station
 54.7 Rapla
   
 according to Virtsu
Stop, stop
 61.3 Keava (formerly Bhf.)
Station, station
 71.9 Lelle
   
 to Pärnu
Stop, stop
 81.1 Käru
Stop, stop
 91.1 Kolu (formerly Bhf.)
   
 from Tamsalu
Station, station
 98.0 Türi
Stop, stop
 Taikse
Stop, stop
 108.8 Kärevere (formerly train station)
Stop, stop
 115.1 Ollepa
Station, station
 119.7 Võhma
Stop, stop
 129.3 Olustvere (formerly Bhf.)
Stop, stop
 138.3 Sürgavere
   
 150.6 Viljandi
   
 to Mõisaküla
Swell:

The Tallinn – Viljandi railway is an Estonian railway line . It has the Russian track width of 1520 mm and is not electrified. The operator and owner of the route is Edelaraudtee .

history

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The line was opened in 1901 as a narrow-gauge line with a gauge of 750 mm.

On October 21, 1936, a serious train accident occurred between Võhma and Olustvere . A Sk-155 steam locomotive derailed due to excessive speed. A locomotive driver was killed in the accident and the passengers got away with it. There is a memorial stone at the accident site today.

  • Türi station around 1926

  • Train accident between Võhma and Olustvere

Between 1971 and 1973 the line was converted to a broad gauge of 1520 mm.

Operation today

Since January 1, 2014, the Tallinn – Viljandi railway has been operated by Elron . There are five trains per day in each direction from Tallinn to Viljandi and back. Four of these trains stop at all en route stations, while the remaining trains between Tallinn and Lelle only stop at selected stations. One train runs every weekday morning as an express from Viljandi to Tallinn, on Saturday and Sunday it leaves earlier and stops at all train stations. Travel time on the whole route from Tallinn to Viljandi is between 1 hour 59 minutes and 2 hours 19 minutes, depending on the train. Nine pairs of trains run between Tallinn and Türi on weekdays and four on Saturdays and Sundays. There are also four pairs of trains a day between Tallinn and Rapla . In total, there are thirteen connections per day in the agglomeration between Tallinn and Rapla from Monday to Friday and twelve connections per day from Saturday to Sunday. The previously existing direct trains Tallinn– Pärnu no longer exist, instead you have to change trains in Lelle. (As of August 2014)

With extensions, speeds of up to 120 km / h are possible between Lelle and Viljandi, and up to 100 km / h on the rest of the route.

  • Stadler FLIRT in Viljandi train station

  • A DR1A in Liiva station

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Association of Central European Railway Administrations (ed.): Station directory of the European railways . (formerly Dr. KOCH's station directory). 52nd edition. Barthol & Co., Berlin-Wilmersdorf 1939.
  2. ^ Association of Central European Railway Administrations (ed.): Station directory of the European railways . (formerly Dr. KOCH's station directory). 52nd edition. Barthol & Co., Berlin-Wilmersdorf 1939.
  3. ↑ Olustvere jaam. histrodamus.ee, June 1914, accessed October 2, 2018 (Estonian).