Riga–Lugaži Railway

Riga–Lugaži Railway
Overview
Termini Riga Central Station
Lugaži Station
Operation
Opened 1889[1]
Operator(s) Latvian Railways
Technical
Line length 166 km (103.15 mi)[2]
Track gauge 1,524 mm (5 ft)
Riga–Valga train between Melturi and Āraiši stations.

The Riga–Lugaži Railway is a 166 kilometres (103 mi) long,[2] 1,524 mm (5 ft) gauge railway in Latvia. It was built in the late 19th century (commencing in 1886) to connect the cities of Riga and Saint Petersburg via Valga and Pskov. The railway was opened in 1889.[1]

The final station in Latvia is Lugaži (near Valka). The railway was last used for the Riga–Saint Petersburg service in 1998, after which St Petersburg trains operated via Rēzekne. For several years there were no cross-border services, and trains terminated at Lugaži, but since 2008 a regular passenger service again operates from Riga to Valga in Estonia, with an onward connection to Tallinn.

Stations

  1. Rīga (Riga)
  2. Zemitāni (Riga)
  3. Čiekurkalns (Riga)
  4. Jugla (Riga)
  5. Baltezers (Garkalne municipality)
  6. Ropaži (Garkalne municipality)
  7. Krievupe (Garkalne municipality)
  8. Vangaži (Inčukalns municipality)
  9. Inčukalns (Inčukalns municipality)
  10. Egļupe (Sigulda municipality)
  11. Silciems (Sigulda municipality)
  12. Sigulda (Sigulda municipality)
  13. Līgatne (Līgatne municipality)
  14. Ieriķi (Amata municipality)
  15. Melturi (Amata municipality)
  16. Āraiši (Amata municipality)
  17. Cēsis (Cēsis municipality)
  18. Jāņmuiža (Priekuļi municipality)
  19. Lode (Rūjiena municipality)
  20. Bāle (Beverīna municipality)
  21. Valmiera (Valmiera)
  22. Brenguļi (Beverīna municipality)
  23. Strenči (Strenči municipality)
  24. Seda (Strenči municipality)
  25. Saule (Valka municipality)
  26. Lugaži (Valka municipality)
  27. Valga (Estonia)

References

  1. 1 2 "Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas" [Latvian railway lines] (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
  2. 1 2 "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. p. 36. Retrieved 2010-10-09.


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