Classic route
Tartu-Koidula railway
Koidula → Tartu · Estonia
Tartu-Koidula railway in pictures
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- Distance
- 85 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 1 h 42 min
- Average speed
- 50 km/h
- Top speed
- 120 km/h
- Operator
- Elron
- Train
- Elron regional
- Countries
- Estonia
- In service since
- 1931
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
One train a day each way in winter across Põlvamaa to the border station at Koidula — in summer the service carries on to Piusa.
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
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.
View on the world railway map →Read more on Wikipedia (in ET) ↗
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