Koidula railway station

Koidula
General information
LocationSetomaa Parish, Võru County
Estonia
Coordinates57°50′13.31″N 27°34′19.48″E / 57.8370306°N 27.5720778°E / 57.8370306; 27.5720778
Systemborder railway station
Owned byEesti Raudtee
Lines
  • Tartu–Koidula
  • Valga–Pechory
Platforms2
Tracks10
Train operatorsElron[1]
ConnectionsRegional Buses  83A   83D   92B   114   196   197 
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Accessibleyes
Other information
Fare zoneNone (station-based ticket price)
History
Opened3 September 2011; 14 years ago (2011-09-03)
Electrifiedno
Services
Preceding station Elron Following station
Orava
towards Tallinn
 Tallinn–Tartu–Koidula through to Pechory
Piusa
Summer seasons[2]
Terminus
Location
Koidula is located in Estonia
Koidula
Koidula
Location within Estonia

Koidula railway station (Estonian: Koidula raudteejaam) is a railway station in Koidula, Estonia, on the Russian border. It merges the Tartu–Pechory and Valga–Pechory railways just before the Russian border (Pechory is located straight after the border). The station opened in September 2011, and is nearly 2 km from the border with Russia.[3][4] The main purpose of the station is making the crossing of Russian border easier for both goods and passengers. It also enabled the traffic on "Southeast Estonian Triangle" (Tartu–Valga–Piusa–Tartu) without crossing the Russian border. Russian passenger services from Pskov to Pechory have not connected to the Elron services in Estonia since Koidula station opened.[5] It was not listed as a border station in a 2002 agreement between Russia and Estonia and, despite being included in the 2012 revision, infrastructure repair pushed back the introduction of passenger services.[6][7][8]

The station gets 2-3 passenger trains a day to Tartu, and during summertimes to Piusa, operated by Elron.[1][9]

Freight volumes were reduced by up to 80% due to international sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Network and Stations". Elron. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2013-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Koidula piiriraudteejaam avab reisivõimaluse kolme suurlinna". 25 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Railway terminal "Pechory Pskovskie" - Pechory".
  5. ^ "New schedule of Pechory-Pskov train — Pechory: Town and district".
  6. ^ Russian Foreign Ministry (25 June 2002). "СОГЛАШЕНИЕ МЕЖДУ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ И ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ ЭСТОНСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ О ПУНКТАХ ПРОПУСКА ЧЕРЕЗ РОССИЙСКО-ЭСТОНСКУЮ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННУЮ ГРАНИЦУ" [AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA ON CROSSING POINTS ALONG THE RUSSIAN-ESTONIAN STATE BORDER]. www.mid.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 10 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Russian Foreign Ministry (24 April 2012). "ПРОТОКОЛ О ВНЕСЕНИИ ИЗМЕНЕНИЙ В СОГЛАШЕНИЕ МЕЖДУ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ И ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ ЭСТОНСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ О ПУНКТАХ ПРОПУСКА ЧЕРЕЗ РОССИЙСКО-ЭСТОНСКУЮ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННУЮ ГРАНИЦУ ОТ 25 ИЮНЯ 2002 Г." [PROTOCOL ON AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA ON CROSSING POINTS ALONG THE RUSSIAN-ESTONIAN STATE BORDER OF JUNE 25, 2002]. www.mid.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 10 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ ERR (2011-06-07). "New Station Set to Open, But Not to Passengers". ERR. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2013-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ ERR News. Sanctions turn Estonia's Koidula freight station into ghost station. Retrieved 28 June 2022


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