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Riga–Lugaži Railway

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Opened
  
1889

Track gauge
  
1,524 mm (5 ft)

Termini
  
Riga Central Station

Line length
  
166 km (103.15 mi)

Operator
  
Latvian Railways

Riga–Lugaži Railway

The Riga–Lugaži Railway is a 166 kilometres (103 mi) long, 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.

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

Riga–Lugaži Railway Wikipedia
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