Zemitāni – Skulte Railway

Zemitāni – Skulte Railway
Overview
Termini Zemitāni Station
Skulte Station
Operation
Opened 1937[1]
Operator(s) Latvian Railways
Technical
Line length 52 km (32.31 mi)[1]
Track gauge 1,524 mm (5 ft)  

The Zemitāni – Skulte Railway is a 52 kilometres (32 mi) long,[1] 1,524 mm (5 ft)  gauge railway built in the 20th century to connect Riga and Rūjiena.[2] The railway was originally part of the Mangaļi – Rūjiena Railway that opened 1937. In 1981 the line became part of the Riga – Tallinn Railway, with a travel time of only five hours. The Zemitāni – Skulte Railway got its present length in 1996 due to the financial downturn following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011 [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview]" (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. p. 39. http://www.ldz.lv/texts_files/Tikla_parskats_2011.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-17. 
  2. ^ "Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas [Latvian railway lines]" (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. http://www.railwaymuseum.lv/linijas.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-17.