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

Riga-Lugaži Railway
Legend
 Riga Central
 Dzirnavu iela, Riga
Lāčplēša iela, Riga
to Daugavpils
Vietlavas iela / Matīsa iela, Riga
A. Deglava iela, Riga
 A. Čaka iela, Riga
Zemitāni
 Brīvības iela, Riga
to Skulte
 Gustava Zemgala gatve, Riga
 Čiekurkalns
 Džutas iela, Riga
 Krustabaznīcas iela, Riga
 Lizuma iela, Riga
 Jugla
 Baltezera iela, Riga
 Jugla
 Jaunciema gatve, Rīga
 A1/E67
 Baltezers
 Garkalne
 A2/E77
 Krievupe
 Vangaži
 near Vangaži
 Inčukalns
 P10
 Egļupe
 Silciems
 A2/E77
 Rīgas iela, Sigulda
Sigulda
 R. Blaumaņa iela, Sigulda
 Nītaures iela, Sigulda
 near Sigulda
 near Augšlīgatne
Līgatne
A2/E77
near Augšlīgatne
near Sinepes
Ieriķi
near Ieriķi station
Melturi
near Melturi stop
Amata
P31
Araiši
A2/E77
P20
Piebalgas iela, Cēsis
Cēsis
J. Poruka iela, Cēsis
Valmieras iela, Cēsis
Pūpolu iela, Cēsis
P20 ]
 Jāņmuiža
P20
Rauna
P20
Lode
P20
near Liepa
near Liepa
Bāle
near Miegupīte
near Kauguri
P18
Valmiera
Paula Valdena iela, Valmiera
Abuls
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-09.


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