Tartu – Pechory railway line

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Tartu-Pechory
A DR1A in Tartu station
A DR1A in Tartu station
Tartu – Pechory railway line
Route length: 87.3 km
Gauge : 1520 mm ( Russian gauge )
Top speed: 120 km / h
Legend
Route - straight ahead
 from Tallinn
Station, station
 0 Tartu
   
 to Valga
Stop, stop
 Kirsi
Stop, stop
 5.9 Ülenurme
Stop, stop
 Uhti
Station, station
 13.4 Reola
Stop, stop
 16.0 Vana-Kuuste
Stop, stop
 17.8 Rebase (formerly Bhf.)
   
 23.3 Laane
Station, station
 27.9 Vastse-Kuuste
Stop, stop
 32.0 Valgemetsa
Stop, stop
 34.5 Kiidjärve (formerly Bhf.)
Stop, stop
 38.0 Taevaskoja
Station, station
 43.1 Põlva
Stop, stop
 49.5 Holvandi
Stop, stop
 54.5 Ruusa (formerly station)
Station, station
 60.7 Veriora
Stop, stop
 66.1 Ilumetsa
Station, station
 72.6 Orava
   
 79.0 Climate
   
 by Valga
Station, station
 Koidula
border
 State border Estonia - Russia
Station, station
87.6
96.2
Pechory / Petseri (Печоры)
   
 106.4 Liivamäe
   
 113.1 Vilo
Station, station
 115.8 Irboska
   
 118.4 State border Estonia - Russia until 1939
   
Gleisdreieck - straight ahead, to the right, from the right
 according to Rēzekne
Station, station
 Pskov (Псков)
Gleisdreieck - straight ahead, to the left, from the left
 to Saint Petersburg
Route - straight ahead
 to Moscow
Swell:

The Tartu – Pechory railway is an Estonian - Russian railway line . It has the Russian track width of 1520 mm, has a length of 87.3 km and is not electrified. The route is owned by Eesti Raudtee (EVR Infra) and Rossijskije schelesnyje dorogi . The route is operated by Eesti Raudtee (EVR Cargo) and Edelaraudtee .

history

The line was built between 1927 and 1931 and opened in 1931. Until then, trains ran from Tartu to Russia via Valga . This detour was eliminated with the construction of this route.

Operation today

Passenger traffic only takes place between Tartu and Koidula. There are two pairs of trains per day and direction, one of which will be extended beyond Koidula via the Valga – Pechory railway to Piusa. In Tartu there is a timely connection to trains to / from Tallinn .

gallery

  • Tartu

  • Uhti

  • Bridge at Uhti

  • Reola

  • Vana-Kuuste

  • Veriora

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.