Narva railway station ( et, Narva raudteejaam) is the easternmost

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, serving the city of

Narva Narva, russian: Нарва is a municipality and city in Estonia. It is located in Ida-Viru county, at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva river which forms the Estonia–Russia international border. With 54 ...

. The station was opened in 1870, and the first station building was destroyed in 1919 during the

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. The second station building was constructed in 1922, and it was demolished during

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. Following World War II, the current neoclassical station building was constructed. The station building today hosts a passport control and customs office, which are open when trains to/from Russia depart/arrive. The waiting hall is open during daytime, but has no facilities, such as luggage lockers, WC nor a ticket office (the nearby bus station has a toilet but no left luggage service). Access to platforms is only possible in conjunction with train departures and arrivals. In the 2018 timetable, there are 4 passenger trains a day to Tallinn

Balti jaam Baltic Station ( et, Balti jaam) is the main railway station in Tallinn, Estonia. All local commuter, long-distance and international trains depart from the station. The station has seven platforms, of which two are situated apart from the res ...

operated by

Elron (rail transit) AS Eesti Liinirongid, operating as Elron, is a government-owned passenger train operator in Estonia. The company was founded as a subsidiary of Eesti Raudtee in 1998, and separated shortly thereafter. Prior to 2014, the company operated exclusi ...

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Timetables of the domestic lines

Official website
of

Eesti Raudtee Eesti Raudtee or EVR is the national railway infrastructure company of Estonia. It owns a network of of broad gauge () railway throughout the country, including the used by the Elron commuter trains around Tallinn. Its sole shareholder is th ...

(EVR) – the national railway infrastructure company of Estonia responsible for

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and

traffic control Traffic management is a key branch within logistics. It concerns the planning control and purchasing of transport services needed to physically move vehicles (for example aircraft, road vehicles, rolling stock and watercraft) and freight. Traffi ...

of most of the Estonian railway network
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of Elron – the national passenger train operating company of Estonia operating all domestic passenger train service {{Authority control Railway stations in Estonia Railway stations opened in 1870 1870s establishments in Estonia Buildings and structures in Narva Transport in Narva

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