Elron pushed the last train from Tallinn back by 25 minutes on Tuesday night so fans leaving the Estonia Vs Iceland match could get home after the final whistle. The change affected the final Tallinn-to-Keila service, which normally leaves at 11.45 p.m. and runs from Balti jaam at 00:10 in the direction of Keila, with a stop at Lilleküla three minutes later.
The timing mattered because the match at A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn drew a late crowd from a game that kicked off under the lights after the stadium gates and festival area opened at 7.45 p.m. The anthems were performed at 9.35 p.m., with ETV2 coverage beginning at 9.30 p.m., and the arena’s location near Lilleküla station made the train adjustment relevant for anyone counting the minutes after the match.
Elron’s systems still showed the original departure time, but information boards and journey planners carried the later time for Tuesday night. That left the revised service as a one-off matchday change rather than a new pattern in the timetable, and it was aimed squarely at supporters heading out after the Nations League fixture against Iceland.
The football association EJK had already urged people to arrive by public transport, on foot or by bicycle, which fit the way the evening was set up around the stadium. Estonia hosted Iceland knowing a win would have sent it top of Nations League Group C4 with two rounds left, but it went in second on five points and two points behind Iceland, without captain Karol Mets because of suspension.
That is the part that gives the travel change its edge. The late train was not just a convenience; it was tied to a match that could have changed the group table, on a night when Estonia had just beaten Luxembourg at the weekend and had to manage both the pressure on the pitch and the practical problem of getting thousands of people out of Tallinn afterward. No further transport change was announced after Tuesday night, so the question for fans was simple: who made it onto the delayed train, and how many were left to find their own way home.
