Nõmme railway station

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, 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 Nõmme railway station is located between Rahumäe and Hiiu railway stations of Tallinn-Keila railway. The station was opened in 1872.

Nõmme railway station

There are two platforms along the two-track railway, one 137 and other 142 meters long. Elron's electric trains from Tallinn to Keila, Paldiski, Turba and Klooga-Rand stop at Nõmme station. The station belongs to the Zone I, within which traffic is free for Tallinners.

Nõmme railway station serves the Nõmme sub-district which has approximately 6600 residents.

There is a possibility to transfer to TLT (Tallinn City Transport) bus lines 10, 27 and 33 at a bus station on Pärnu maantee and Turu plats and to bus line 36 at a bus station on Pärnu maantee. All bus stations are about a 5-minute walk from the Nõmme railway station.

In 1905 the first wooden station building was completed. The stations awning was completed in 1912 and was fully demolished in 1987 during Soviet occupation. The awning was rebuilt historically accurately in 1999.

Nõmme railway station in 2014

In 2020, there were approximately 58 train departures per day at Nõmme railway station towards Tallinn city center.[1][2][3]

Historical Photos of the Nõmme Railway Station

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  20th century
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  The end of the 19th century
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  20th century
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  20th century
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  2009
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  1930s
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  Early 1900s

References

1. Lõhmus, Leho (2006). Nõmme ajalugu. Koolibri. p. 19.
2. "Elron: Nõmme-Tallinn".
3. Nõmme ajalugu. pp. 25–26, 63, 228.