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Lost building or monument · 1944

Viljandi's first station

Viljandi got its railway at the start of 1897, when the narrow-gauge line from Mõisaküla opened, and in 1900 the line to Tallinn followed. With the station came a station building, an engine depot and a water tower. Early in the 20th century the building got a canopy, and in 1926 to 1927 it was rebuilt with a second storey. In 1944, during the Second World War, it was destroyed. After the war a stone building in Stalinist classicist style rose in its place, to a standard design like Kohtla station, and opened on 4 November 1953. The narrow gauge closed in 1972, and a memorial stone and a short stub of narrow track recall it today.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Viljandi sai raudtee 1897. aasta alguses, kui avati Mõisaküla ja Viljandi vaheline kitsarööpmeline liin, ning 1900. aastal järgnes liin Tallinna. Koos jaamaga rajati jaamahoone, veduridepoo ja veetorn. 20. sajandi alguses sai hoone varikatuse ning aastatel 1926 kuni 1927 ehitati see ümber ja lisati teine korrus. 1944. aastal, Teise maailmasõja ajal, hoone hävis. Pärast sõda kerkis selle asemele stalinistlikus klassitsistlikus stiilis kivihoone, sarnaselt Kohtla jaamahoonega, mis avati 4. novembril 1953. Kitsarööpmeline raudtee lõpetas tegevuse 1972. aastal ja täna meenutavad seda mälestuskivi ja lühike kitsarööpmeline tupik.

Map of the area around Viljandi's first station
58.35763° N, 25.57384° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Viljandi raudteejaam ↗

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