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Lagedi
Lagedi is a small borough in Rae Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia. It has a population of 847 .-External links:*...

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{{BS3|HST||||Aruküla
Aruküla
Aruküla is a small borough in Harju County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Raasiku Parish. Aruküla has a population of 1,935 .-External links:*...

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{{BS3|HST||||Raasiku
Raasiku
Raasiku is a small borough in Raasiku Parish, Harju County, Estonia, with a population of 1,340 . Although situated in a parish with the same name, Raasiku is not the official administrative centre of the municipality...

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{{BS3|HST||||Kehra
Kehra
Kehra is a town in Harju County, northern Estonia. It's the administrative cntre of Anija Parish. Kehra has a population of 3,060 .Kehra has a station on the Elektriraudtee rail line....

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{{BS3|HST||||Aegviidu
Aegviidu
Aegviidu is a borough in northern Estonia. Administratively it constitutes Aegviidu Parish — a rural municipality within Harju County. The municipality has a population of 873 and covers an area of...

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{{BS3|HST||||Jäneda
Jäneda
Jäneda is a small village in northern Estonia. It is located in Lääne-Viru County and is a part of Tapa Commune.The village hosts an old manor, called Yendel, now converted to a museum and conference center...

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{{BS3|HST||||Lehtse
Lehtse
Lehtse is a small borough in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County in northern Estonia....

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Tapa, Estonia
Tapa is a town in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. Located at the junction of the country's Tallinn-Narva and Tallinn-Tartu-Valga railway lines, it is an important centre of transit for freight as well as rail passengers...

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{{BS3|HST|STR|||Tamsalu
Tamsalu
Tamsalu is a town in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia, it's the administrativ centre of Tamsalu Parish.-History:The town was first mentioned in 1512, but remained an insignificant village until 1876. After that it was on the railroad line from Tartu to Tallinn...

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{{BS3|HST|STR|||Kiltsi
Kiltsi
Kiltsi is a small borough in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. At the end of the 15th century the Teutonic Knights erected a castle, which later became part of a larger one. Destroyed by a fire in 1588, the castle was not reerected until 1789.-References:...

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{{BS3|HST|STR|||Rakke
Rakke
Rakke is a small borough in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Rakke Parish. Rakke has a population of 1015.-External links:*...

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{{BS3|HST|STR|||Vägeva
Vägeva
Vägeva is a village in Jõgeva Parish, Jõgeva County in eastern Estonia....

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{{BS3|HST|STR|||Pedja
Pedja
Pedja is a village in Jõgeva Parish, Jõgeva County in eastern Estonia....

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{{BS3|BHF|STR|||Jõgeva
Jõgeva
Jõgeva is a small town in Estonia with a population of around 6000 people. It is the administrative centre of Jõgeva County.It is known as the coldest place in Estonia with the lowest temperature of...

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{{BS3|HST|STR|||Kaarepere
Kaarepere
Kaarepere is a village in Palamuse Parish, Jõgeva County in eastern Estonia....

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{{BS3|KBHFe|STR|||Tartu
Tartu railway station
Tartu railway station is the main railway station in Tartu, Estonia.Tartu railway station is situated west of the centre Tartu. It was established in 1876 when Tapa–Tartu route was built. The station building was opened in 1877....

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{{BS3||HST|||Kadrina
Kadrina
Kadrina is a small borough in Lääne-Viru County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Kadrina Parish. Kadrina has a population of 2,471 ....

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{{BS3||BHF|||Rakvere
Rakvere
Rakvere is a town in northern Estonia and the county seat of Lääne-Viru County, 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland.-History:The earliest signs of human settlement dating back to the 3rd-5th centuries AD have been found on the present theatre hill. Probably to protect that settlement, a wooden...

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{{BS3||HST|||Kabala
Kabala, Estonia
Kabala is a village in Türi Parish, Järva County in central Estonia....

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{{BS3||HST|||Sonda
Sonda, Estonia
Sonda is a small borough in Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia. It's the administrative centre of Sonda Parish....

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{{BS3||HST|||Kiviõli
Kiviõli
Kiviõli is an industrial town in Ida-Viru County, Estonia with a population of 7000 . The main industry is oil shale mining, which gives the town its name...

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{{BS3||HST|||Püssi
Püssi
Püssi is an urban municipality in Ida-Viru County, Estonia, with a population of 1,838. A large brown heathland is located just to the south of the town, and the Tallinn-Narva railway runs right through the centre of the municipality, before disappearing into the dense forest typical of the...

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{{BS3||HST|||Jõhvi
Jõhvi
Jõhvi is a town in north-eastern Estonia, and the capital of Ida-Viru County. The town is also an administrative centre of Jõhvi Parish. It is situated 50 km from the Russian border....

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{{BS3||HST|||Vaivara
Vaivara
Vaivara concentration camp was the largest of the 22 concentration and labor camps established in Estonia by the Nazi regime during World War II. It had 20,000 Jewish prisoners pass through its gates, mostly from the Vilna and Kovno Ghettos, but also from Latvia, Poland, Hungary and the...

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Auvere
-See also:*Battle of Auvere...

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{{BS3||HST|||Soldina
Soldina
Soldina is a village in Vaivara Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia....

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{{BS3||KBHFe|||Narva
Narva
Narva is the third largest city in Estonia. It is located at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, by the Russian border, on the Narva River which drains Lake Peipus.-Early history:...

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{{BS3|HST||||Liiva
Liiva
Liiva may refer to several places in Estonia:*Aidu-Liiva, a place in Jõelähtme Parish, Harju County*Erra-Liiva, a village in Sonda Parish, Ida-Viru County*Kalevi-Liiva, a place in Jõelähtme Parish, Harju County*Liiva, Tallinn, subdistrict of Tallinn...

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{{BS3|HST||||Männiku
Männiku, Saku Parish
Männiku is a village in Saku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia....

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{{BS3|HST||||Saku
Saku, Estonia
Saku is a small borough in Harju County, Estonia, located 16 km south from Tallinn, the capital. It is the administrative centre of Saku Parish...

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{{BS3|HST||||Kasemetsa
Kasemetsa
Kasemetsa is a village in Saku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia.Kasemetsa has a station on the Edelaraudtee's western route....

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{{BS3|HST||||Kiisa
Kiisa
Kiisa is a small borough in Saku Parish, Harju County, Estonia. It has a population of 629 Kiisa has a station on the Edelaraudtee's western route....

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{{BS3|HST||||Roobuka
Roobuka
Roobuka is a village in Saku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia....

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{{BS3|HST||||Vilivere
Vilivere
Vilivere is a village in Kohila Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia....

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{{BS3|HST||||Kohila
Kohila
Kohila is a borough in Rapla County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative center of Kohila Parish. Kohila has a population of 3,505 .Kohila has a station on Edelaraudtee's westward line.-Notable residents:...

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{{BS3|HST||||Lohu
Lohu
Lohu is a village in Kohila Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia.Lohu village is also known for there located general partnership "Lohu Lelu", who has produced high quality wooden toys since 1993....

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{{BS3|HST||||Hagudi
Hagudi
Hagudi is a small borough in Rapla Parish, Rapla County, Estonia.Adam Johann von Krusenstern was born in Hagudi manor in 1770.-External links:* * *...

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{{BS3|BHF||||Rapla
Rapla
Rapla is a town in central Estonia, the administrative centre of Rapla County and Rapla Parish. It has a population of 5,618 .-External links:*...

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{{BS3|HST||||Keava
Keava
Keava is a small borough in Kehtna Parish, Rapla County, Estonia. Population 287 ....

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{{BS3|BHF||||Lelle
Lelle
Lelle is a small borough in Kehtna Parish, Rapla County, in central Estonia. It's located on the branching point of Edelaraudtee's Tallinn–Pärnu and Tallinn–Viljandi railway lines. Lelle has a population of 522 ....

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{{BS3|HST|STR|||Käru
Käru
Käru is a small borough in Rapla County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Käru Parish.Käru has a station on the Edelaraudtee's western route.-External links:*...

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{{BS3|BHF|STR|||Türi
Türi
Türi is a town in Järva County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Türi Parish. Since 2000, Türi is known as the "spring capital" of Estonia.- History :*1347 Türi first mentioned in historical records by the name of Turgel...

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{{BS3|HST|STR|||Taikse
Taikse
Taikse is a village in Türi Parish, Järva County in central Estonia....

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{{BS3|HST|STR|||Kärevere
Kärevere
Kärevere may refer to several places in Estonia:*Kärevere, Järva County, village in Türi Parish, Järva County*Kärevere, Tartu County, village in Laeva Parish, Tartu County*Kärevere, Viljandi County, village in Suure-Jaani Parish, Viljandi County...

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{{BS3|HST|STR|||Ollepa
Ollepa
Ollepa is a village in Türi Parish, Järva County in central Estonia....

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{{BS3|HST|STR|||Võhma
Võhma
Võhma is a town and municipality in central Estonia, in Viljandi County. It has a population of 1411 .-History:...

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{{BS3|HST|STR|||Olustvere
Olustvere
Olustvere is a small borough in Suure-Jaani Parish, Viljandi County in central Estonia. It has a population of 465 .During the 19th century and supposedly earlier, the area surrounding the Olustvere estate and its manor was one of the commercial and social centres of the Suure-Jaani parish, at...

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{{BS3|HST|STR|||Sürgavere
Sürgavere
Sürgavere is a village in Suure-Jaani Parish, Viljandi County in central Estonia. It has a population of 398 ....

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{{BS3|KBHFe|STR|||Viljandi
Viljandi
Viljandi is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 19,150 . It is the capital of Viljandi County. The town was first mentioned in 1283, upon being granted its town charter by Wilhelm von Endorpe....

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{{BS3||HST|||Koogiste
Koogiste
Koogiste is a village in Kehtna Parish, Rapla County in northern-central Estonia....

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{{BS3||HST|||Eidapere
Eidapere
Eidapere is a small borough in Kehtna Parish, Rapla County, Estonia.Eidapere has a station on the Edelaraudtee's western route.-External links:*...

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{{BS3||HST|||Kõnnu
Kõnnu, Pärnu County
Kõnnu, Pärnu County is a village in Vändra Parish, Pärnu County in western-central Estonia....

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{{BS3||HST|||Viluvere
Viluvere
Viluvere is a village in Vändra Parish, Pärnu County in western-central Estonia....

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{{BS3||HST|||Tootsi
Tootsi
Tootsi is a borough in southwestern Estonia. Administratively it constitutes Tootsi Parish — a rural municipality within Pärnu County. It has the population of 951 and an area of 1.76 km².-External links:*...

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{{BS3||HST|||Tori
Tori, Estonia
Tori is a small borough in Pärnu County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Tori Parish.-External links:*...

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{{BS3||HST|||Tammiste
Tammiste, Pärnu County
Tammiste, Pärnu County is a village in Sauga Parish, Pärnu County in southwestern Estonia....

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{{BS3||KBHFe|||Pärnu
Pärnu
Pärnu is a city in southwestern Estonia on the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. It is a popular summer vacation resort with many hotels, restaurants, and large beaches. The Pärnu River flows through the city and drains into the Gulf of Riga...

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Edelaraudtee (Southwestern railway) is an Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

n railway
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...

 company. Founded in 1997, it owns the lines from Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 to Pärnu
Pärnu
Pärnu is a city in southwestern Estonia on the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. It is a popular summer vacation resort with many hotels, restaurants, and large beaches. The Pärnu River flows through the city and drains into the Gulf of Riga...

 and Viljandi
Viljandi
Viljandi is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 19,150 . It is the capital of Viljandi County. The town was first mentioned in 1283, upon being granted its town charter by Wilhelm von Endorpe....

, over which it runs both freight and passenger trains. Edelaraudtee also operates the passenger services from Tallinn to Narva
Narva
Narva is the third largest city in Estonia. It is located at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, by the Russian border, on the Narva River which drains Lake Peipus.-Early history:...

, Orava
Orava, Estonia
Orava is a village in Põlva County, South East Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Orava Parish.Orava railway station on Tartu-Pechory railway line is located around 3 km north of the village. It is the last station on the Edelaraudtee Tartu-Orava route....

, and Valga over lines belonging to the state-owned railway infrastructure company and freight operator Eesti Raudtee
Eesti Raudtee
Eesti Raudtee or EVR is the national railway company of Estonia. It owns a network of 691 km of broad gauge railway throughout the country, including the 132 km used by the Elektriraudtee commuter trains around Tallinn...

. British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 railway company GB Railways acquired Edelaraudtee in 2000, today it is part of FirstGroup.

Edelaraudtee has resumed passenger train traffic between Tartu
Tartu railway station
Tartu railway station is the main railway station in Tartu, Estonia.Tartu railway station is situated west of the centre Tartu. It was established in 1876 when Tapa–Tartu route was built. The station building was opened in 1877....

 and Valga as of January 1, 2010 with 2 train pairs.

Freight operations are handled by Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

-built ChME3 diesel
Diesel locomotive
A diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine, a reciprocating engine operating on the Diesel cycle as invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel...

 shunters, while passenger services are provided by around twenty DR1A and DR1B diesel multiple unit
Diesel multiple unit
A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board diesel engines. They may also be referred to as a railcar or railmotor, depending on country.-Design:...

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