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==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
Quail Map Co. publishes a Railway Map of Estonia. | Quail Map Co. publishes a Railway Map of Estonia. | ||
==Ticketing== | |||
There are no known "runabout"-type tickets, but fares are cheap. | |||
==Gauge== | ==Gauge== | ||
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==Special Notes== | ==Special Notes== | ||
None. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Estonia]] | * [[Estonia]] | ||
* [[Estonia - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services]] | * [[Estonia - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services]] | ||
Revision as of 19:04, 5 December 2010
Country Name
Estonia (Eesti)
National railway system
AS Eesti Raudtee (EVR) is the state-owned railway holding company.
Official Website
see #Other Railways
Language
Estonian.
Currency
Kroon (Kr); 100 senti = 1 Kr
UIC code
numeric 26; alpha EST
Timetable
Journey Planner
- Edelaraudtee timetables: www.edel.ee/?CatID=189.
- Elektriraudtee timetables: www.elektriraudtee.ee/?233 then select Sõiduplaan (Microsoft Excel file).
Downloadable Timetable
None.
Printed Timetable
A timetable leaflet "rongide sõiduplaan", entirely in Estonian, is published by Edelaraudtee for its lines. It does not include the international trains to Russia. The timetable leaflet includes a map, showing also the Elektriraudtee suburban lines.
Engineering Information
None.
Maps
Quail Map Co. publishes a Railway Map of Estonia.
Ticketing
There are no known "runabout"-type tickets, but fares are cheap.
Gauge
"Russian" gauge (1520mm)
Electrification
3 kV dc
Rule of the road
Most lines are single track, but on double track sections right hand running applies.
Other Railways
- Edelaraudtee, a private company, owns the lines from Tallinn to Pärnu and Viljandi, over which it runs both freight and passenger trains. It also operates the passenger services from Tallinn to Narva, Orava, and Valga over lines belonging to EVR.
- Elektriraudtee, a state-owned company, operates electric commuter trains in Tallinn and the surrounding Harju County.
- GO Rail runs overnight trains between Tallinn and Moskva in partnership with the Russian Railways (RŽD).
Tourist Lines
Naissar Island: former military line (600 mm gauge)
Metro
None.
Trams
Talinn.
Recent and future changes
Latvian railways (LDz) reinstated three cross-border passenger services from Valka/Lugaži to Valga on 25 April 2008. GO Rail withdrew its Tallinn - St. Peterburg rail service in August(?) 2008.
On 14 January 2009 AS Eesti Raudtee became a holding company with two wholly-owned subsidiaries - AS EVR Infra for infrastructure management and AS EVR Cargo for freight traffic.
Following the completion of engineering work, passenger services between Tartu and Valga restarted on 1 January 2010.
Special Notes
None.
