Rahumäe railway station
Railway station in Tallinn, Estonia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rahumäe railway station (Estonian: Rahumäe raudteepeatus) is a railway station serving Rahumäe, a subdistrict of the Nõmme district of Tallinn, Estonia. Rahumäe has approximately 3000 residents.
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Location | Rahumäe, Nõmme, Tallinn Harju County Estonia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 59.3887°N 24.7029°E / 59.3887; 24.7029 | ||||||||||
Owned by | Eesti Raudtee (EVR) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Tallinn commuter rail | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Train operators | Elron[1] | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1926 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 3 kV DC OHLE | ||||||||||
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The station is approximately 6.8 kilometers (4.2 mi) southwest from the Baltic station (Estonian: Balti jaam) which is the main railway station of Tallinn, near the Baltic Sea. The Rahumäe railway station is located between the Järve and Nõmme railway stations of the Tallinn-Keila railway line.
The station was opened in 1926, and the station building was completed in 1930. There are two platforms along the two-track railway, both 146 meters long.