Edelaraudtee

Edelaraudtee
Overview
LocaleEstonia
Annual ridership1,820,000 (2011)[1]
Websitehttp://www.edel.ee/
Operation
Began operation1997
Ended operation2014
Operator(s)Edelaraudtee AS
Technical
Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
Not to be confused with Eesti Raudtee - the national railway infrastructure company of Estonia.

Edelaraudtee (Southwestern railway) is a private Estonian railway infrastructure owner and freight operator that operates the railway lines from Tallinn to Viljandi and from Lelle to Pärnu.[2]

Founded in 1997, Edelaraudtee operates freight services on lines from Tallinn to Rapla, Pärnu & Viljandi owned by Edelaraudtee Infrastruktuuri AS and part of AS Go Group.[3] Prior to 2014, the company also operated the domestic inter-city passenger routes that are currently operated by Elron. Before the transfer of the passenger traffic to Elron, Edelaraudtee employed around 500 staff and carried approximately 1.8 million passengers per year.[4]

  1. ^ Masing, Kadri (19 April 2012). "Edelaraudtee reisijate arv kasvab" (in Estonian). ERR. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Tehnilise Järelevalve Amet". www.tja.ee. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Marcel Vichmann sai taas Go Groupi suuromanikuks". Äripäev (in Estonian). Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  4. ^ "Uudised | Edelaraudtee". Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.