Lilleküla railway station

Lilleküla railway station (Estonian: Lilleküla raudteepeatus) is a railway station in the Kristiine district of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The station is situated between the subdistricts Lilleküla and Uus Maailm, and close to the Estonian national football home ground A. Le Coq Arena and Kristiine Keskus, one of the biggest and most popular shopping centres in Tallinn.

Lilleküla
railway station
Lilleküla station in 2013.
General information
LocationLilleküla, Kristiine, Tallinn, Harju County
 Estonia
Coordinates59°25′32″N 24°43′39″E / 59.42556°N 24.72750°E / 59.42556; 24.72750
Owned byEesti Raudtee (EVR)
Line(s)Elron commuter rail
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operatorsElron[1]
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
History
Opened1928; 96 years ago (1928)
Electrified1924; 3 kV DC OHLE
Services
Preceding station Elron Following station
Tallinn
Terminus
Tallinn–Turba/Paldiski Tondi
towards Turba or Paldiski
Location
Lilleküla railway station is located in Estonia
Lilleküla railway station
Lilleküla railway station
Location within Estonia
Lilleküla railway station is located in Harju County
Lilleküla railway station
Lilleküla railway station
Lilleküla railway station (Harju County)
Lilleküla railway station is located in Tallinn
Lilleküla railway station
Lilleküla railway station
Lilleküla railway station (Tallinn)
Map

The station is served by all commuter trains heading to Keila, Paldiski, Turba and Kloogaranna.[1] It consists of two 130 metre platforms. It is located about 2 km south of Baltic Station, it is the second stop on Elron's western route after the terminus at Tallinn's main railway station, Baltic Station.[1]

Although the Tallinn–Paldiski railway already existed in 1870, a station on the site was opened in 1928. The line from Tallinn to back then a nearby town Nõmme (as far as Pääsküla) was electrified already in 1924. At first the station bore the name "Ameerika". There was also a little wooden station building which was demolished in 1998.[2]

In 2012 the old platforms were replaced with new lower ones and a pedestrian tunnel was built.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Network and Stations". Elron. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ Tõllasepp, Jaan. "Tallinna ja Harjumaa elektriraudtee: Lilleküla" (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  3. ^ Gnadenteich, Uwe (2012-12-21). "Lilleküla jalakäijate tunnel on tänasest avatud". Tallinna Postimees (in Estonian). Retrieved 26 December 2012.
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