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Former railway station in Pärnu, Estonia
The original Pärnu station on Pikk street, 1930
Historical railway stations in Pärnu Rail Baltica terminalRail Baltica terminal Historical railway stations in Pärnu

The city of Pärnu in Estonia had a railway station from 1896 to 2018, although the location of the station changed several times. A new high-speed rail line, Rail Baltica, is planned to open in 2030, and will run from from Tallinn to Warsaw via Pärnu.

Map of the planned Rail Baltica line PärnuPärnu Map of the planned Rail Baltica line

History

The original railway station at Pikk street in the centre of Pärnu opened in 1896, and a station in Papiniidu opened at the same time. Both stations closed in 1972 and were replaced by Pärnu kaubajaam (to the north-east of the city) and in 1976 by a new through station in the Raeküla district. The first Tallinn–Pärnu–Riga trains ran in 1981, with the service to Riga being discontinued in 1992. The line south of Pärnu to Mõisaküla on the Latvian border was dismantled in 2008.

On 1 January 2014 the Soviet era Raeküla station was replaced by a new halt near Liivi road in Papiniidu. The Pärnu-Lelle section of the line to Tallinn was permanently closed for passenger operations in 2018, as it required a €17 million refurbishment. The last train from Pärnu Halt departed on 8 December 2018, with a journey time of 2½ hours to Tallinn.

Rail Baltica

A new station or "International Passenger Terminal" will be constructed near the site of the former Pärnu Halt as part of the Rail Baltica project. The main station building will be located above the platforms and will house a 90-seat waiting area, cafeteria and information centre. The journey time to Tallinn is expected to be 40 minutes, and to Riga one hour.

Timeline of Pärnu's railway stations

  • 1911 locomotive at the location of the old station 1896–1972 1911 locomotive at the location of the old station 1896–1972
  • Pärnu kaubajaam (freight station) 1971–2018 Pärnu kaubajaam (freight station)
    1971–2018
  • Pärnu station, Raeküla 1976–2013 Pärnu station, Raeküla
    1976–2013
  • Pärnu Halt, Papiniidu 2014–2018 Pärnu Halt, Papiniidu
    2014–2018

See also

References

  1. Mõisaküla linn. Ajalugu. Retrieved 24 March 2020
  2. "Estonia to close railway line and wait for Rail Baltica". Baltic News Network. 24 March 2020.
  3. ERR News. Tallinn-Pärnu railway line to be closed permanently in December. Retrieved 24 March 2020
  4. Rail Baltica. Rail Baltica Commences Design Process of Pärnu International Passenger Terminal. Retrieved 24 March 2020

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