Tartu-Koidula railway

One train a day each way in winter across Põlvamaa to the border station at Koidula — in summer the service carries on to Piusa.

Stations

1. 0 kmKoidula
2. 13 kmOrava
3. 20 kmIlumetsa
4. 25 kmVeriora
5. 32 kmRuusa
6. 36 kmHolvandi
7. Show 7 more stations

   1. 43 kmPõlva
   2. 48 kmTaevaskoja
   3. 52 kmKiidjärve
   4. 54 kmValgemetsa
   5. 58 kmVastse-Kuuste
   6. 68 kmRebase
   7. 70 kmVana-Kuuste
8. 72 kmReola
9. 76 kmUhti
10. 78 kmÜlenurme
11. 84 kmKirsi
12. 86 kmTartu

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 14338043 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of train 734
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Tartu-Koidula railway?

The Tartu-Koidula railway runs 85 km from Koidula to Tartu.

How long does the Tartu-Koidula railway take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 42 min for the 85 km. That is an average of 50 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.

Who runs the Tartu-Koidula railway?

Elron.

How old is the Tartu-Koidula railway?

The line has been in service since 1931. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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