Järve railway station

Järve railway station (Estonian: Järve raudteepeatus) is a railway station in the Kristiine district of Tallinn, Estonia. The station serves the Järve sub-district which has approximately 3000 residents.

Järve
railway station
Järve railway station in 2013
General information
Location	Järve, Kristiine, Tallinn, Harju County  Estonia
Coordinates	59.400561°N 24.724389°E / 59.400561; 24.724389
Owned by	Eesti Raudtee (EVR)
Line(s)	Tallinn commuter rail
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Train operators	Elron[1]
History
Opened	1923
Electrified	3 kV DC OHLE
Services
Preceding station Elron Following station Tondi towards Tallinn Tallinn–Turba/Paldiski Rahumäe towards Turba or Paldiski
Location Järve railway station Location within Estonia Show map of Estonia Järve railway station Järve railway station (Harju County) Show map of Harju County Järve railway station Järve railway station (Tallinn) Show map of Tallinn

The station is located approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) south from the Baltic station (Estonian: Balti jaam) which is the main railway station of Tallinn, near the Baltic Sea. Järve station is located between the Tondi and Rahumäe railway stations of the Tallinn-Keila railway line.

The station was opened in 1923, and the station building was completed in 1926. There are two platforms along the two-track railway, both 150 meters long.

History

Although the Tallinn-Paldiski railway opened already in 1870, a station on this site was not opened before 1923. The station building was completed in 1926. 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 Järve station.^[1] The station belongs to the Zone I, within which traffic is free for Tallinners. In 2022, there were approximately 56 train departures per day at Rahumäe railway station towards Tallinn city center.^[2]

There is a possibility to transfer to TLT (Tallinn City Transport) bus line 5, 18, 32, and 57 at a bus station on Pärnu maantee.

Architecture

The station building from 1926.

The station building in national romantic style was built in 1926 to designs by the Estonian architect and painter Karl Burman (1882–1965).

See also

• List of railway stations in Estonia
• Rail transport in Estonia
• Public transport in Tallinn

References

1. "Network and Stations". Elron. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
2. "Elron: Järve-Tallinn".

External links

• (in Estonian, English, and Russian) Official website of Eesti Raudtee (EVR) – the national railway infrastructure company of Estonia responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Estonian railway network
• (in Estonian, English, and Russian) Official website of Elron – the national passenger train operating company of Estonia responsible for all domestic passenger train services in Estonia