Transport in Estonia

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Contents 1 Railways 1.1 Railway links with adjacent countries 2 Light Rail 3 Roads 4 Pipelines 5 Waterways 6 Ports and harbours 6.1 Baltic Sea 7 Merchant marine 8 Airports 8.1 Airports - with paved runways 9 See also

[edit] Railways

• total: 1,018 km common carrier lines only; does not include dedicated industrial lines
• broad gauge: 1,018 km 1520mm (1524mm) gauge (132 km electrified) (1995)

[edit] Railway links with adjacent countries

• Latvia - yes - same 1524mm gauge
• Russia - yes - same 1524mm gauge

[edit] Light Rail

See also: Trams in Europe

In Tallinn, Estonia, there has been a growing tram network since 1888, when traffic was started by horse-powered trams. First line was electrified on October 28 1925. First ČKD Tatra arrived 1973. There are now 56 KT4SU, 12 KTNF6(rebuilted: 10 KT4SU, 2 KT4D from Gera and Erfurt) and 23 KT4D(12 from Gera, 6 from Cottbus, 1 from Frankfurt (Oder) and 5 from Erfurt). First KT4SU arrived in Tallinn 1981 and went on tracks March 10, 1981. There has been also 59 T4SU(May 1973- September 2005), 49 Gotha G4(January 1965- October 1988), 19 Lowa T54-B54(February 1955- March 1977), 14 T2-62 and B2-62(1962- 1981) and many other tram types. First electric trams wer built by Dvigatel Ltd in Tallinn before World War II and some years after that, last one in 1954. Today, there are four lines, 1(Kopli-Kadriorg), 2(Kopli- Ülemiste, 3(Tondi- Kadriorg), 4(Tondi- Ülemiste). There was a line number 5(Kopli- Vana-Lõuna), but there were not enough riders and was shut down on January 1, 2004. In the future, approximately 2010, there is going to be a light rail line from one of the suburbs, Lasnamäe, to city center.

[edit] Roads

• total: 49,480 km
• paved: 10,935 km (including 75 km of expressways)
• unpaved: 38,545 km (1998 est.)

[edit] Pipelines

• natural gas 420 km (1992)

[edit] Waterways

• 320 km perennially navigable

[edit] Ports and harbours

[edit] Baltic Sea

• Haapsalu, Kunda, Muuga
• Paldiski, Pärnu, Tallinn

[edit] Merchant marine

• total: 50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 306,264 GRT/293,083 DWT
• ships by type: (1999 est.)
  • bulk 3
  • cargo 20
  • combination bulk 1
  • container 5
  • petroleum tanker 2
  • roll-on/roll-off 13
  • short-sea passenger 6

[edit] Airports

[edit] Airports - with paved runways

• total: 5 (1997 est.)
• over 3,047 m: 1
• 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
• 914 to 1,523 m: 3 (1997 est.)

[edit] See also

• Estonia
• M/S Estonia