Tapa – Tartu railway line
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 A 2TEM10 in Tartu station
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| Route length: | 112.5 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1520 mm ( Russian gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Tapa – Tartu railway is an Estonian railway line . It has the Russian track width of 1520 mm, has a length of 112.5 km and is not electrified. The route is owned by Eesti Raudtee and operated by Elron .
history
The line was opened in 1876.
Operation today
Eight pairs of trains run continuously from Tallinn via Tapa to Tartu . Four of these are express trains, which only stop in Tallinn-Ülemiste , Tapa, Tamsalu and Jõgeva en route . Three of the express trains run beyond Tartu to Valga . The other four pairs of trains stop at all stations between Aegviidu and Tartu, but only in Kitseküla , Tallinn – Ülemiste and Kehra between Tallinn and Aegviidu . The other stations between Tallinn and Aegviidu can be reached by changing trains in Aegviidu. There is also a timely connection to the Elron trains Tallinn– Narva in Tapa . An additional pair of trains runs between Jõgeva and Tartu on weekdays in the afternoon, as well as a morning commuter train from Jõgeva to Tartu.
gallery
Tapa
Tamsalu
Kiltsi
Jõgeva
Tabivere
Tartu
Web links
- Current timetable on elron.ee (PDF; 807 kB)
Individual evidence
- ^ 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.