Balti jaam
GoRail
- Tallinn - Moscow
- Tallinn - St Petersburg [ from 27 May 2012]
Elron
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Balti jaam ( to German: Baltic Station ) is the main station of the Estonian capital Tallinn. He is principally a passenger station.
History
On 24 October 1870, the trains started from the Baltic station in Tallinn, when the railway line was inaugurated by Paldiski via Tallinn, Tapa and Narva after Gatchina. The first station building in Tallinn came from the Baltic German architect Rudolf Otto von Knüpffer (1831-1900), but was not completed until after the opening of the railway line. It was located on the site of the present station building in Põhja -Tallinn district, at the foot of the Tallinn Toompea and situated on the edge of the old town.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union lost in Estonia, as in the Baltics, the railway passenger important. The previously numerous connections in the CIS countries were set up on the trains to Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as the direct connections between the Baltic States. Correspondingly, the Baltic station in life of the Estonian capital fell sharply in importance.
Station building
The Tallinn station building was built in 1941 set by the retreating Soviet troops on fire and almost completely destroyed. After the Second World War the building was partially rebuilt.
Today's unadorned - functionalist station construction in Soviet style was erected 1960-1966. He has since been largely restored. On two floors there are in addition to ticket counters of shops and service facilities and a restaurant. Direct to the train station a spa hotel and casino were grown.
The station has seven platforms.
Transport links
The Baltic railway station of Tallinn is served by two railway companies: Elron and GoRail. Elron maintains the electrical transport links in Harju County with endpoints Aegviidu Riisipere, Keila and Paldiski, as well as the diesel-powered domestic long-distance traffic to Tartu, Viljandi, Valga, Türi, Tapa, Orava, and Pärnu Narva. International connections to Russia operated by GoRail. There is a daily night train to Moscow and one to two connections per day to St. Petersburg. In addition, an offered daily connecting flight to Riga in the Estonian- Latvian border town of Valga exists. The journey, however, is considerably longer than the direct bus service between the two cities with about eight hours.