Hiiu railway station

Hiiu railway station (Estonian: Hiiu raudteepeatus; previous name: Nõmme-Väike) is a railway station in the Nõmme district of Tallinn, Estonia. The station serves the Hiiu sub-district which has approximately 3900 residents. It is located 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
Hiiu railway station in 2014
General information
Location	Hiiu, Nõmme, Tallinn, Harju County  Estonia
Coordinates	59.3830°N 24.6702°E / 59.3830; 24.6702
Owned by	Eesti Raudtee (EVR)
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Train operators	Elron[1]
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
History
Opened	1926
Electrified	3 kV DC OHLE
Previous names	Nõmme-Väike
Services
Preceding station Elron Following station Nõmme towards Tallinn Tallinn–Turba/Paldiski Kivimäe towards Turba or Paldiski
Location Hiiu railway station Location within Estonia Show map of Estonia Hiiu railway station Hiiu railway station (Harju County) Show map of Harju County Hiiu railway station Hiiu railway station (Tallinn) Show map of Tallinn

There are two platforms along the two-lane railway, both of which are 146 meters long. Elron's electric trains from Tallinn to Keila, Paldiski, Turba and Klooga-Rand stop at Hiiu station.^[1] The station belongs to the Zone I, within which traffic is free for Tallinners.

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

Platforms of Hiiu train station in September 2022. The commuter train to Paldiski is leaving the station

In 2020, there were approximately 58 train departures per day at Hiiu railway station towards Tallinn city center.^[2][3][4]

See also

• List of railway stations in Estonia
• Rail transport in Estonia
• Public transport in Tallinn

References

1. "Network and Stations". Elron. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
2. Lõhmus, Leho (2001). Nõmme läbi aegade. Nõmme Linnaosa Valitsus. p. 127.
3. "Kultuurimälestiste Register".
4. "Elron: Hiiu-Tallinn".

External links

• (in Estonian, English, and Russian) Official website of Eesti Raudtee (EVR) – the national railway infrastructure company of Estonia responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Estonian railway network
• (in Estonian, English, and Russian) Official website of Elron – the national passenger train operating company of Estonia responsible for all domestic passenger train services in Estonia