Hiiu railway station

Hiiu railway station (Estonian: Hiiu raudteepeatus; previous name: Nõmme-Väike) is a station in Nõmme district of Tallinn, Estonia, approximately 9 kilometers (5,6 mi) southwest from the Baltic station (Estonian: Balti jaam) which is the main railway station of Tallinn, near the Baltic Sea. The Hiiu railway station is located between Nõmme and Kivimäe railway stations of Tallinn-Keila railway. The station was opened in 1926.

Hiiu railway station in 2014

There are two platforms along the two-lane railway, both 146 meters long. Elron's electric trains from Tallinn to Keila, Paldiski, Turba and Klooga-Rand stop at Hiiu station. The station belongs to the Zone I, within which traffic is free for Tallinners.

Hiiu railway station serves the Hiiu sub-district which has approximately 3900 residents.

There is a possibility to transfer to TLT (Tallinn City Transport) bus lines 10, 27 at a nearby bus station on Pärnu maantee. Bus station for bus line 33 is located on Raudtee tänav and Hiiu tänav.

In 1929, a station building made of oil shale ash bricks and with a sloping roof was completed, where in 1932 the postal agency also moved. Ticket sales were terminated at the station building in the spring of 1998. In 1997, the building was declared an architectural monument.

Hiiu station's historical building

In 2020, there were approximately 58 train departures per day at Hiiu railway station towards Tallinn city center.[1][2][3]

References

  1. Lõhmus, Leho (2001). Nõmme läbi aegade. Nõmme Linnaosa Valitsus. p. 127.
  2. "Kultuurimälestiste Register".
  3. "Elron: Hiiu-Tallinn".


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