Jaama tänav 16, Risti alevik, Lääne-Nigula vald, Lääne maakond
See photos (5) Risti railway station was the place from where most of the deportees from Läänemaa – almost 3000 people – were deported to Siberia. The monument designed by Viljar Ansko “The railway rails remember…” has been placed on a small freight platform with stone stairs on both sides. Four rails reach for the sky from the four corners of the platform. The rails are joined into a cross with two horizontal bars just before the top. At night the monument is illuminated diagonally by four spotlights installed inside the railway platform. The height of the monument is almost 13 metres. Besides commemorating the mass deportations in recent history, the cross also symbolises the history of the small railway town Risti.
You can get a good view of the monument from the vana Haapsalu maantee road that passes through the centre of Risti. For a longer stop or bus parking, use Jaama street, by turning off Paldiski maantee road at the sign. Parking is available on the circular road behind the train station.
| Bus: | Risti |
