First or record · 05.11.1870
Estonia's first railway reaches Tallinn
Estonia's first railway was the Baltic Railway. Work began in May 1869 and was finished in August 1870. The broad gauge line ran 416 km from the port of Paldiski through Tallinn to Tosno near St Petersburg. It was opened officially in Narva on 5 November 1870. In Tallinn the company built its only first class station, the Baltic Station, finished in 1871, with a restaurant, a ladies' room and a separate waiting room for each class of passenger. In the 1880s a trip from Tallinn to St Petersburg took ten hours. In 1876 a branch line from Tapa reached Tartu.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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Eesti esimene raudtee oli Balti raudtee. Ehitus algas 1869. aasta mais ja lõppes 1870. aasta augustis. Laiarööpmeline raudtee kulges 416 km Paldiski sadamast läbi Tallinna Peterburi lähedale Tosnosse. Ametlikult avati see 5. novembril 1870 Narvas. Tallinna ehitati raudtee ainus I klassi jaam, Balti jaam, mis valmis 1871. aastal. Seal olid restoran, daamide ruum ja iga klassi reisijatele eraldi ootesaal. 1880. aastatel kestis sõit Tallinnast Peterburi kümme tundi. 1876. aastal jõudis Tapalt hargnev raudteeharu Tartusse.