Tracks 15 Previous names Oškalni Platforms in use 5 | Electrified 3 kV DC Opened 1889 | |
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Address Latgale Suburb, Riga, LV-1012, Latvia Similar Jāņavārti Station, Torņakalns Station, Riga Central Station, Ziemeļblāzma Station, Mangaļi Station | ||
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Zemitāni Station is a railway station in Riga, Latvia on the Riga–Skulte and Riga–Lugaži railway lines.
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History
The station opened in 1872 and was renamed "Aleksandra Vārti," (Alexander's Gates) in 1889, after Tsar Alexander III. It was renamed in 1928 for colonel Jorģis Zemitāns – commander of the Latvian Northern Brigade during the Latvian War of Independence. During the Nazi occupation of Latvia, the station carried the name Riga-Hohe Brücke. Following the incorporation of Latvia into the Soviet Union in 1944, it carried the name Oškalni, in memory of pro-Soviet partisan Otomars Oškalns. In 1991, the name reverted to Zemitāni.
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