From April 13 to 19, infrastructure works will significantly affect passenger train traffic in Estonia.

During the school holidays from 13 to 19 April, extensive infrastructure works will take place on the Tapa–Aegviidu, Balti station–Ülemiste, Tartu–Reola and Tartu–Valga sections, significantly affecting domestic passenger train traffic in Estonia. International passenger train services will be suspended from 13 to 17 April, and on 18–19 April trains to Riga and Vilnius will terminate in Tartu.

“During the school holidays, extensive infrastructure works will be carried out on sections of the railway managed by Estonian Railways Ltd, including Tapa–Aegviidu, Balti station–Ülemiste, Tartu–Reola and Tartu–Valga. These works will significantly affect both domestic and international passenger train services,” said Kristo Mäe, Head of Communications at Elron. “Elron staff will be available to assist passengers at major transfer stations in Tapa, Aegviidu and Tartu. Informational boards will also be installed at stations, and passengers can turn to onboard customer service staff with any questions regarding the temporary changes.”

Temporary service changes from 13 to 19 April will alter train schedules. “We kindly ask all regular passengers to review the updated timetables,” Mäe added.

Key changes to passenger train services (13–19 April)

Tapa–Aegviidu
All southbound and eastbound services (Tallinn–Tapa, Tallinn–Tartu, Tallinn–Rakvere, Tallinn–Narva) will be replaced by buses between Tapa and Aegviidu.
The last Tallinn–Narva service (departure 19:06, train 448) and Narva–Tallinn service (bus departure 18:27, train 23/19) will also be replaced by buses on the Aegviidu–Narva section.

Tartu–Valga
From 13 to 16 April, all services between Tartu and Valga will be operated by buses. Train services will resume on 17 April.

Tartu–Reola
From 13 to 16 April, services on the Tallinn–Koidula line will be replaced by buses between Tartu and Reola, while trains will operate between Reola and Koidula. Full train service will resume on 17 April.

Balti station–Lagedi (Tallinn area)
Due to Rail Baltica infrastructure works at Ülemiste station (until early morning on 20 April), selected services between Tallinn and Lagedi will be replaced by buses.

Bus replacements on the Tallinn–Lagedi section:

• 05:05 Aegviidu–Tallinn (train 461) (until 20 April morning)
• 05:15 Tallinn–Aegviidu (train 440) (until 20 April morning)
• 22:15 Tapa–Tallinn (train 451)
• 22:26 Tallinn–Rakvere (train 230)
• 21:22 Tartu–Tallinn (train 107)

International passenger train services

From 12 to 17 April, international train services will be suspended due to infrastructure works on the Aegviidu–Tapa and Tartu–Valga sections:

• Narva–Riga–Vilnius (services 21/12/112 and 117/17/22)
• Tallinn–Riga–Vilnius (12/112/873 and 874/117/17)
• Tallinn–Tartu–Riga (16/711 and 712/13)
• Tallinn–Tartu–Valga–Riga (connections 14/114/871 and 872/115/15)

On 18–19 April, international services between Tallinn/Narva and Riga/Vilnius will operate only on the Tartu–Riga/Vilnius section (terminating in Tartu).

The last direct Tallinn–Riga train before the works (service 16/711 and 712/13) will run on 11 April, and the last Riga–Tallinn service on 12 April. Train services between Tallinn and Riga will resume on 20 April.

More information: https://elron.ee/en/railway-repairs
Timetables: https://elron.ee/en/soiduinfo/soiduplaanid

Elron (AS Eesti Liinirongid) is a state-owned company operating passenger train services on railway infrastructure owned by Estonian Railways Ltd and Edelaraudtee. In 2025, Elron trains carried 7.66 million passengers.