Nõmme railway station
Railway station in Tallinn, Estonia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nõmme railway station (Estonian: Nõmme raudteepeatus; first name in German Haltestelle auf der 7. Werst and in Russian Oстановочный пункт на 7. версте, after 1874 in German Nömme and Russian Неммe) is a railway station in Nõmme, Tallinn, Estonia. The station serves the Nõmme sub-district which has approximately 6600 residents.
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Location | Nõmme, Nõmme, Tallinn, Harju County Estonia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 59.3862°N 24.6868°E / 59.3862; 24.6868 | ||||||||||
Owned by | Eesti Raudtee (EVR) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Tallinn Commuter Rail | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Train operators | Elron[1] | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1872 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 1924; 3 kV DC OHLE | ||||||||||
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The Nõmme railway station is located approximately 8 kilometers (5 mi) southwest from the Baltic station (Estonian: Balti jaam) which is the main railway station of Tallinn, near the Baltic Sea. The station is located between the Rahumäe and Hiiu railway stations of the Tallinn-Keila railway line. The station was opened in 1872, and the station building was completed in 1905. There are two platforms along the two-track railway, one 137 and other 142 meters long.