What is Rail transport in Estonia?
[[File:EST Baltischer Bahnhof Tallinn.JPG|thumb|300x300px|''[[Balti jaam]]'' (literally ''the Baltic Station'') is the main passenger railway station of [[Estonia]]'s capital [[Tallinn]].]] [[File:Electriraudtee Stadler FLIRT.JPG|thumb|Stadler FLIRT in [[Ülemiste]].]] The '''rail transport system in Estonia''' has about {{convert|1200|km}} of [[railway]] lines, of which {{convert|900|km}} are currently in public use. The [[infrastructure]] of the railway network is mostly [[State-owned enterprise|owned by the state]] and is [[Regulation|regulated]] and [[Surveying|surveyed]] by the Estonian Technical Surveillance Authority. All public railways in [[Estonia]] are {{RailGauge|1520mm}} ([[Russian gauge]]). The {{RailGauge|1520mm|disp=1}} [[Rail gauge|gauge]] used in Estonia is also compatible with [[Finland]]'s {{RailGauge|1524mm}} gauge. Sometimes it is defined to be {{RailGauge|1524mm|disp=1}} when buying track maintenance or vehicles from Finland. Railways in Estonia today are used mostly for [[freight]] transport, but also for passenger traffic. 8.3 million passengers were reported in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.railjournal.com/financial/irj-in-brief-financial-strong-sales-for-tmh-passenger-growth-for-sj-loss-for-dsb/|title=IRJ in brief – Financial: Strong sales for TMH – passenger growth for SJ – loss for DSB|website=International Railway Journal|date=24 February 2020|access-date=7 September 2020}}</ref> Passenger transport is most frequent near Tallinn, centred on the main [[Tallinn Baltic Station]]. The Tallinn to Tartu railway is due to be [[Electrification|electrified]] by 2024, with electrification of the remaining network expected to be completed by 2028.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://news.err.ee/1608272100/43-million-missing-from-estonia-s-railway-electrification-budget |title = €43 million missing from Estonia's railway electrification budget. |publisher = ERR News |access-date = 9 July 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231003234315/https://news.err.ee/api/statistics/artic