The Tallinn–Narva railway () is a long railway line in Estonia which runs through Northern Estonia between Estonia's capital city Tallinn and the city of Narva on the border with Russia.
The railway line is double track between Tallinn and Tapa and single track between Tapa and Narva. It is the oldest railway in Estonia, and was opened in 1870 when a railway line connecting Saint Petersburg with Paldiski via Tallinn was opened. A significant part of the railway load consists of freight trains (such as oil trains) from Russia to the ports of Tallinn and its immediate vicinity (Muuga, Tallinn and Paldiski Harbor).
History
The railway line was completed in 1870 by the privately owned Baltic Railway Company. It was originally a part of the Baltic Railway line, which connected Saint Petersburg and Paldiski via Narva and Tallinn as a part of the railway network of the Russian Empire.
Operations The Tallinn–Narva railway line is owned and maintained by the railway infrastructure manager Eesti Raudtee (), a government-owned railway infrastructure company of Estonia.
Passenger services operate across the entire stretch of line with regional services operated by Elron to Narva and Tartu.
See also
List of railway lines in Estonia Rail transport in Estonia History of rail transport in Estonia Transport in Estonia
References
Bibliography
External links
Eesti Raudtee – the national railway infrastructure company of Estonia Elron – government-owned passenger train operator in Estonia Go Rail – rail freight operator in Estonia