Edelaraudtee
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| Edelaraudtee |
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Estonia |
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Edelaraudtee AS |
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1520 mm |
Edelaraudtee (Southwestern railway) is an Estonian railway company. Founded in 1997, it owns the lines from Tallinn to Pärnu and Viljandi, over which it runs both freight and passenger trains. Edelaraudtee also operates the passenger services from Tallinn to Narva, Orava, and Valga over lines belonging to the state-owned railway infrastructure company and freight operator Eesti Raudtee.
[edit] Operations
Diesel multiple unit DR1B at Tartu (2010)
On 1 Jan 2010 Edelaraudtee resumed passenger train traffic between Tartu and Valga with 2 train pairs.
Freight operations are handled by Czech-built ChME3 diesel shunters, while passenger services are provided by around twenty DR1A and DR1B diesel multiple units.
Edelaraudtee Eastward Lines
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Edelaraudtee Westward Lines
(Tallinn-Pärnu/Viljandi) |
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Coordinates: 58°48′30″N 25°24′27″E / 58.8083023°N 25.4073751°E / 58.8083023; 25.4073751
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