Tallinn, Estonia by batya_v_zdanyy
created at 2026-03-12T16:33:54.696Z
updated at 2026-03-31T01:42:13.792Z
Once upon a time, plans were in place to build rapid transit networks in all the capitals of the republics that were part of the Soviet Union.
Although the Tallinn metro project was never realized, I have wondered what it might have looked like if it had been built in the same way as in other cities, such as Minsk, Kyiv, or Kharkiv. I also drew inspiration from existing plans for the Tallin Light Rail system.
Here's the result and the likely stages of construction:
Phase 0: Planning & Approval (late 1960s–early 1970s)
Phase 1: First Line (1975-1985)
> Mustamäe → Raudteejaam (≈1982)
> Raudteejaam → Raua (≈1985)
Phase 2: Expansion to Lasnamäe (1980-1990)
> Raua → Pae (≈1987)
> Pae → Laagna (≈1988)
> Laagna → Mustakivi (≈1989)
Phase 3: Second Line (1985–1995)
> Kristiine Keskus → Kopli (≈1987)
> Kristiine Keskus → Keldrimäe (≈1989)
Phase 4: Independence & Transition (1991-2000)
> Keldrimäe → Ülemiste (≈1996)
> Mustamäe → Väike-Õismäe (≈1998)
> Mustakivi → Seli (≈1999)
Phase 5: Strategic Completion (2000-2010)
> Ülemiste → Sõjamäe (≈2004)
> Sõjamäe → Väo (≈2005)
> Väike-Õismäe → Haabersti (≈2007)
Phase 6: Third Line (2005-2020)
> Raudteejaam → Tõnismägi (≈2007)
> Raudteejaam → Karjamaa (≈2010)
> Tõnismägi → Järvevana (≈2012)
> Järvevana → Järve (≈2014)
> Karjamaa → Kase park (≈2019)
Phase 7: Fourth Line (2015-2025)
> Lennujaam → Laagna (≈2017)
> Laagna → Kuristiku (≈2023)
> Kuristiku → Priisle (≈2025)
Map type: local | Total track length: 59 miles | Center coordinate: 59.4093, 24.7334 | * Mustamäe — Lasnamäe: (Metro/rapid transit, 18 stations) Haabersti, Väike-Õismäe, Kadaka, Mustamäe, Eduard Vilde, Linnu, Lilleküla, Kristiine Keskus, Kelmiküla, Raudteejaam, Sadama, Raua, Uuslinn, Pae, Laagna, Tondiraba, Mustakivi, Seli
* Kopli — Sõjamäe: (Metro/rapid transit, 12 stations) Kopli, Pelguranna, Pelgulinn, Kristiine Keskus, Veerenni, Sibulaküla, Keldrimäe, Sikupilli, Ülemiste, Suur-Sõjamäe, Sõjamäe, Väo
* Vanalinn — Nõmme: (Metro/rapid transit, 11 stations) Kase park, Kopli, Karjamaa, Kalamaja, Raudteejaam, Vabadusväljaku, Tõnismägi, Kitseküla, Tondi, Järvevana, Järve
* Lennujaam — Põhja-Lasnamäe: (Metro/rapid transit, 7 stations) Lennujaam, Suur-Paala, Juhan Smuuli, Laagna, Katleri, Kuristiku, Priisle
* Tallinn — Saku: (Light rail/interurban, 8 stations) Station Name, Station Name, Station Name, Station Name, Station Name, Station Name, Station Name, Järve
* Tallinn — Saue: (Light rail/interurban, 10 stations) Station Name, Station Name, Station Name, Station Name, Station Name, Station Name, Station Name, Station Name, Station Name, Järve
* Tallinn — Tabasalu: (Light rail/interurban, 8 stations) Station Name, Station Name, Tooma tee, Station Name, Station Name, Station Name, Station Name, Haabersti
* Tallinn — Jüri: (Light rail/interurban, 9 stations) Lennujaam, Station Name, Station Name, Station Name, Station Name, Station Name, Station Name, Station Name, Aruküla tee
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