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Riga–Daugavpils Railway

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Riga–Daugavpils Railway
A train at Dendrārijs on the Riga - Daugavpils railway line
Overview
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Latvian Railways
History
Opened1861[1]
Technical
Line length218 km (135 mi)[2]
Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in) Russian gauge
Route map

km
0
Riga Central Station
2
Vagonu Parks
4
Jāņavārti
6
Daugmale
8
Šķirotava
10
Gaisma
11
Rumbula
13
Dārziņi
16
Dole
18
Salaspils
23
Saulkalne
28
Ikšķile
33
Jaunogre
34
Ogre
35
Pārogre
39
Ciemupe
45
Ķegums
51
Lielvārde
56
Kaibala
62
Jumprava
66
Dendrārijs
72
Skrīveri
78
Muldakmens
82
Aizkraukle
94
Koknese
102
Alotene
112
Pļaviņas
121
Ozolsala
129
Krustpils
138
Asote
146
Trepe
158
Līvāni
169
Jersika
179
Sergunta
186
Nīcgale
192
Ruži
198
Vabole
203
Līksna
212
Mežciems
218
Daugavpils
km

The Riga–Daugavpils railway line (Latvian: Dzelzceļa līnija Rīga—Daugavpils) is a 218-kilometre (135 mi) long[2] railway line in Latvia which connects the cities of Riga in central Latvia and Daugavpils in south-eastern Latvia.

The railway line is double track between Riga and Krustpils and single track between Krustpils and Daugavpils. The track gauge is 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in) (Russian gauge). It was built in 1861, and is one the oldest railway lines in Latvia.[1][3]

History

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View of Dvinsk Station in Riga (before 1893 Dinaburg Station, later called Riga Central Station), western terminus of the Riga–Daugavpils railway line. The building was demolished in the 1950s.

The railway line was opened on 21 September 1861 as one of the first railway lines in the present territory of Latvia.[1] It was a part of the Riga–Oryol railway line, a 15,467 km (9,611 mi) long railway line in the Russian Empire, constructed to connect the Baltic Sea at Riga with Oryol in central Russia. At Daugavpils the line connected with the Saint Petersburg–Warsaw Railway, and thus joined the city of Riga with the Russian rail network. In 1894, the line became the property of the state.[4]

Railway lines in Latvia in 2016.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas" [Latvian railway lines] (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  2. ^ a b "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. pp. 33, 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  3. ^ "Dzelzceļi kā cariskās Krievijas maģistrāļu noslēdzošie posmi pie Baltijas jūras 1860. – 1919". Latvijas dzelzceļš. 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  4. ^ "Chronology of railway construction in Latvia". Retrieved 2021-12-01.
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