Rahumäe railway station

Rahumäe railway station (Estonian: Rahumäe raudteepeatus) is a railway station serving Rahumäe, a subdistrict of the Nõmme district of Tallinn, Estonia. Rahumäe has approximately 3000 residents.

Rahumäe
railway station
Rahumäe railway station in 2014
General information
LocationRahumäe, Nõmme, Tallinn
Harju County
 Estonia
Coordinates59.3887°N 24.7029°E / 59.3887; 24.7029
Owned byEesti Raudtee (EVR)
Line(s)Tallinn commuter rail
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operatorsElron[1]
History
Opened1926
Electrified3 kV DC OHLE
Services
Preceding station Elron Following station
Järve
towards Tallinn
Tallinn–Turba/Paldiski Nõmme
towards Turba or Paldiski
Location
Rahumäe railway station is located in Estonia
Rahumäe railway station
Rahumäe railway station
Location within Estonia
Rahumäe railway station is located in Harju County
Rahumäe railway station
Rahumäe railway station
Rahumäe railway station (Harju County)
Rahumäe railway station is located in Tallinn
Rahumäe railway station
Rahumäe railway station
Rahumäe railway station (Tallinn)

The station is approximately 6.8 kilometers (4.2 mi) southwest from the Baltic station (Estonian: Balti jaam) which is the main railway station of Tallinn, near the Baltic Sea. The Rahumäe railway station is located between the Järve and Nõmme railway stations of the Tallinn-Keila railway line.

The station was opened in 1926, and the station building was completed in 1930. There are two platforms along the two-track railway, both 146 meters long.

History

Although the Tallinn-Paldiski railway opened already in 1870, a station on this site was not opened before 1926. The station building was completed in 1930. Ticket sale was terminated in the station building in 1998.

Operations

Elron's electric trains from Tallinn to Keila, Paldiski, Turba and Klooga-Rand stop at Rahumäe station.[1] The station belongs to the Zone I, within which traffic is free for Tallinners. In 2020, there were approximately 58 train departures per day at Rahumäe railway station towards Tallinn city center.[2][3][4]

There is a possibility to transfer to TLT (Tallinn City Transport) bus line 36 at a bus station on Pärnu maantee and to bus line 23 at a bus station on Rahumäe tee.

See also

References

  1. "Network and Stations". Elron. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. Lõhmus, Leho (2001). Nõmme läbi aegade. Nõmme Linnaosa Valitsus. p. 130.
  3. "Elron: Rahumäe-Tallinn".
  4. Nõmme läbi aegade. pp. 131, 133.
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