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Soviet era trains at Haapsalu, Estonia

The 1905 wooden station is now disused but this resort town was a favourite summer spot of the Russian tsars. The railway station was built according to the ori...
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The 1905 wooden station is now disused but this resort town was a favourite summer spot of the Russian tsars. The railway station was built according to the original designs with the complex consisting of four parts - the passenger terminal, imperial pavilion, a sheltered passage linking those, and a unique covered platform extending 216 m long.

The Russian Tsar himself was in favour of the idea of building the station and supported its construction. The first passenger train arrived in Haapsalu in 1904 and the last one left in 1995.
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