Raudteejaam haapsalus
Raudteejaam haapsalus
The train connection between Tallinn and Haapsalu started in
1905 and was disrupted in 1995,which makes it symbolic in
more ways than one that the Estonian Railway Museumis in
Haapsalu. It was here that the railways of tzarist Russia began.
The railway station building was built into the resort town,
favoured by the tzarist family and nibility of Russia, according
to a special project: in order to keep the crowned heads away
from rain or other weather conditions, the unique 216 meter long
platform was covered with a roof in its entirety. The train station
includes a passanger building, an imperial pavilion and a passage
connecting both. In addition to the unique passanger building,
the most notable exhibits of the museum include old trains and
engines, the storage building, the water tower, a depot, the