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KBHFa|KBHFa|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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HST|xpHST|Mustjõe
Mustjõe
Mustjõe is a village in Anija Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. It has a population of 19 . It has a station on the Elektriraudtee rail line....

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HST|xpHST|Lahinguvälja
Vikipalu
Vikipalu is a village in Anija Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. It has a population of 61 .Vikipalu has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route. It was established in 1939 and named "Lahinguvälja" to commemorate the Battle of Kehra . 1957–2009 it beared the name of "Vikipalu"...

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HST|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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HST|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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HST|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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Kulli, Harju County
Kulli is a village in Raasiku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia.Kulli has a station on the Elektriraudtee eastern route....

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HST|HST|Lagedi
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|FLUG|HST|HST|Ülemiste
Ülemiste
Ülemiste is a subdistrict in the district of Lasnamäe, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 1,453 .Ülemiste has a station on the Elektriraudtee rail line.- References :...

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Kitseküla
Kitseküla is a subdistrict of the district of Kesklinn in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 3,244 ....

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HST|HST|Lilleküla
Lilleküla
Lilleküla is a subdistrict of the district of Kristiine in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 23,053 .Lilleküla has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route.- References :...

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{{BS3|TRAM|HST|HST|Tondi
Tondi
Tondi is a subdistrict in the district of Kristiine, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 3,326 .Tondi has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route....

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HST|xpHST|Järve
Järve, Tallinn
Järve is a subdistrict in the district of Kristiine, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 2,841 .Järve has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route.-References:...

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HST|xpHST|Rahumäe
Rahumäe
Rahumäe is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 3,014 , population density is .Rahumäe has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route....

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BHF|BHF|Nõmme
Nõmme (subdistrict)
Nõmme is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 6,120 , population density is ....

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{{BS3
HST|xpHST|Hiiu
Hiiu
Hiiu is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 3,903 , population density is ....

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{{BS3
HST|xpHST|Kivimäe
Kivimäe, Tallinn
Kivimäe is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 4,815 , population density is .Kivimäe has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route.-References:...

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{{BS3
HST|xpHST|Pääsküla
Pääsküla
Pääsküla is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 9,477 , population density is .Pääsküla has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route.-References:...

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HST|xpHST|Laagri
Laagri, Tallinn
Laagri is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 894 , population density is .Laagri has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route.-References:...

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Saue
Saue is a town in north-western Estonia. Administratively it constitutes a separate urban municipality in Harju County.The territory of Saue is and population about 5,600. Closest centres are Tallinn , Keila , Saku and Laagri ....

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Valingu
Valingu is a village in Saue Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia....

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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|xpHST|Mustjõe
Mustjõe
Mustjõe is a village in Anija Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. It has a population of 19 . It has a station on the Elektriraudtee rail line....

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{{BS3
HST|xpHST|Lahinguvälja
Vikipalu
Vikipalu is a village in Anija Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. It has a population of 61 .Vikipalu has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route. It was established in 1939 and named "Lahinguvälja" to commemorate the Battle of Kehra . 1957–2009 it beared the name of "Vikipalu"...

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{{BS3
HST|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|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|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|xpHST|Kulli
Kulli, Harju County
Kulli is a village in Raasiku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia.Kulli has a station on the Elektriraudtee eastern route....

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{{BS3
HST|HST|Lagedi
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
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{{BS3|FLUG|HST|HST|Ülemiste
Ülemiste
Ülemiste is a subdistrict in the district of Lasnamäe, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 1,453 .Ülemiste has a station on the Elektriraudtee rail line.- References :...

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{{BS3
xpHST|Kitseküla
Kitseküla
Kitseküla is a subdistrict of the district of Kesklinn in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 3,244 ....

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HST|HST|Lilleküla
Lilleküla
Lilleküla is a subdistrict of the district of Kristiine in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 23,053 .Lilleküla has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route.- References :...

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{{BS3|TRAM|HST|HST|Tondi
Tondi
Tondi is a subdistrict in the district of Kristiine, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 3,326 .Tondi has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route....

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{{BS3
HST|xpHST|Järve
Järve, Tallinn
Järve is a subdistrict in the district of Kristiine, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 2,841 .Järve has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route.-References:...

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{{BS3
HST|xpHST|Rahumäe
Rahumäe
Rahumäe is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 3,014 , population density is .Rahumäe has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route....

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{{BS3
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Nõmme (subdistrict)
Nõmme is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 6,120 , population density is ....

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{{BS3
HST|xpHST|Hiiu
Hiiu
Hiiu is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 3,903 , population density is ....

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{{BS3
HST|xpHST|Kivimäe
Kivimäe, Tallinn
Kivimäe is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 4,815 , population density is .Kivimäe has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route.-References:...

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{{BS3
HST|xpHST|Pääsküla
Pääsküla
Pääsküla is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 9,477 , population density is .Pääsküla has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route.-References:...

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{{BS3
HST|xpHST|Laagri
Laagri, Tallinn
Laagri is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 894 , population density is .Laagri has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route.-References:...

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{{BS3
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Saue
Saue is a town in north-western Estonia. Administratively it constitutes a separate urban municipality in Harju County.The territory of Saue is and population about 5,600. Closest centres are Tallinn , Keila , Saku and Laagri ....

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{{BS3
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Valingu
Valingu is a village in Saue Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia....

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Kulna
Kulna is a village in Keila Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia....

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{{BS3|BHF||STR|Vasalemma
Vasalemma
Vasalemma is a small borough in Harju County, northwestern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Vasalemma Parish. Vasalemma has a population of 867 .-External links:*...

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{{BS3|HST||STR|Kibuna
Kibuna
Kibuna is a village in Kernu Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia....

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{{BS3|HST||STR|Laitse
Laitse
Laitse is a village in Kernu Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia....

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{{BS3|HST||STR|Jaanika
Jaanika
Jaanika is a village in Nissi Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia....

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{{BS3|KBHFe||STR|Riisipere
Riisipere
Riisipere is a small borough in the county of Harju, Estonia, and is the Nissi Parish administrative center. Located on the Ääsmäe-Haapsalu road, its distance from Tallinn is 45 km, from Haapsalu 50 km, Märjamaa 30 km, Rapla 40 km....

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{{BS3|||HST|Niitvälja
Niitvälja
Niitvälja is a village in Keila Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia.Baltics first 18 hole golf course is located in Niitvälja....

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{{BS3|||HST|Põllküla
Põllküla
Põllküla is a village in Keila Parish in Harju County in northern Estonia. It had the population of 38 .Põllküla has a station on the Elektriraudtee rail line.-References:...

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{{BS3|||HST|Laoküla
Laoküla
Laoküla is a village in Keila Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia....

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{{BS3|||KBHFe|Paldiski
Paldiski
Paldiski is a town and Baltic Sea port situated on the Pakri peninsula of north-western Estonia. Originally a Swedish settlement known as Rågervik, it became a Russian naval base in the 18th century. The Russians renamed it Балтийский Порт Paldiski is a town and Baltic Sea port situated on the...

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Elektriraudtee (Electric Railway in Estonian
Estonian language
Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities...

) 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 operator of electric commuter train
Regional rail
Commuter rail, also called suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates between a city center, and the middle to outer suburbs beyond 15km and commuter towns or other locations that draw large numbers of commuters—people who travel on a daily basis...

s in 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...

 and the surrounding Harju County
Harju County
Harju County , or Harjumaa , nowadays one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the south-east, Rapla County to the south, and Lääne County to the south-west.528,468 people...

 in 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...

. It is commonly referred to as the Tallinn Suburban Railway because it transports commuters in and out of the capital city. Elektriraudtee is a state-owned company
Government-owned corporation
A government-owned corporation, state-owned company, state-owned entity, state enterprise, publicly owned corporation, government business enterprise, or parastatal is a legal entity created by a government to undertake commercial activities on behalf of an owner government...

.

Network


The Elektriraudtee network extends in two main directions, eastward and westward, from the capital Tallinn, the total length of the lines being 132 km. Both lines start at 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...

's central train station (Balti jaam, literally The Baltic Station), which is located in the centre of the network. The eastward line goes to 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...

. The westward line goes to the town Keila
Keila
Keila is a town and an urban municipality in Harju County in north-western Estonia. It is also the administrative centre of the surrounding rural municipality – Keila Parish.-History:...

, where it divides into two, with one branch continuing towards the harbour city Paldiski
Paldiski
Paldiski is a town and Baltic Sea port situated on the Pakri peninsula of north-western Estonia. Originally a Swedish settlement known as Rågervik, it became a Russian naval base in the 18th century. The Russians renamed it Балтийский Порт Paldiski is a town and Baltic Sea port situated on the...

 and the other towards inland Riisipere
Riisipere
Riisipere is a small borough in the county of Harju, Estonia, and is the Nissi Parish administrative center. Located on the Ääsmäe-Haapsalu road, its distance from Tallinn is 45 km, from Haapsalu 50 km, Märjamaa 30 km, Rapla 40 km....

. The Paldiski branch splits at Klooga, with a short branch going to the beach at Klooga-rand.

In 2007, Elektriraudtee opened its first expressroute from Tallinn to Keila, which stops only at main stations that are used more frequently than others. In 2008, the expressroute from Tallinn to Aegviidu was opened.

Longer distance passenger trains are operated by Edelaraudtee and GO Rail.

Rolling stock


Elektriraudtee uses ER2 type electric trains
ER2 electric trainset
Beginning in 1962 the Railroad Machinery Plants of Riga and Kalinin started to release ER2 electric trainsets instead of ER1s. ER2 cars have footboards for low platforms, and aprons for high platforms, installed in the train yards. The presence of footboards caused body to be redesigned. The same...

 built in RVR
Rigas Vagonbuves Rupnica
Originally named Phoenix, Rīgas Vagonbūves Rūpnīca was founded in 1895 by the businessman Oscar Freywirth and is one of the largest machine-building plants in Latvia. RVR is based in Riga and was for many years the largest producer of electric and diesel trains and also tramcars in the former...

, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

. Those trains are well known in the former Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

, where they prevail in many big cities with suburban areas. Most of the ER2 trains that Elektriraudtee uses were produced in the mid-1970s, except for one ET2 which was built in the 1990s, and a number of newer versions of ER2 which were built after 2000.{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} All older trains have been renovated and refurbished, but their loudness and old machinery has still prompted Elektriraudtee to renew their trainpark by 2013.

New Stadler Rail
Stadler Rail
Stadler Rail AG , based in Bussnang, Switzerland, is a Swiss manufacturer of rail passenger cars.In 1942 Ernst Stadler founded the Stadler Engineering Office which later became Stadler Rail.- Factories :...

trains arrive in 2012-14: 18 electric and 20 diesel trains.

External links


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