Kivimäe railway station

Kivimäe railway station (Estonian: Kivimäe raudteepeatus) is a railway station in the Nõmme district of Tallinn, Estonia. The station serves the Kivimäe sub-district which has approximately 4800 residents.

It is located approximately 10 kilometers (6,2 mi) southwest from the Baltic station (Estonian: Balti jaam) which is the main railway station of Tallinn, near the Baltic Sea. The Kivimäe railway station is located between Hiiu and Pääsküla railway stations of Tallinn-Keila railway. The station was opened on November 3, 1924.

There are two platforms along the two-track railway, 133 and 146 meters long. Elron's electric trains from Tallinn to Keila, Paldiski, Turba and Klooga-Rand stop at Kivimäe station. The station belongs to the Zone I, within which traffic is free for Tallinners.

There is a possibility to transfer to bus line 27 northwest of the railway station on Pärnu maantee.

In 1937 a station building was completed from silicate bricks according to the project of Hendrik Otlood, which in 1997 was declared a cultural monument.

Ticket sales in the station building ended in 1998.et:Kivimäe raudteepeatus

In 2020, there were approximately 58 train departures per day at Kivimäe railway station towards Tallinn city center.

See also

• List of railway stations in Estonia
• Rail transport in Estonia
• Public transport in Tallinn

References

External links

• (in Estonian, English, and Russian) Official website of Eesti Raudtee (EVR) – the national railway infrastructure company of Estonia responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Estonian railway network
• (in Estonian, English, and Russian) Official website of Elron – the national passenger train operating company of Estonia operating all domestic passenger train services