Railway lines in Latvia
|
Year of opening |
Line name, owners |
The length of railway line |
Gauge |
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1860. |
St. Pēterburga – Varšava, section Rītupe (Schogowa) – Daugavpils, The Russian Main Railway Company |
179 km |
1524 mm |
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1861.. |
Rīga – Daugavpils (Dünaburg). The Rīga–Dünaburg Railway Company, from 1894. state |
218 km |
1524 mm |
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1862. |
Daugavpils – Zemgale. The Russian Main Railway Company, from 1894. state |
24 km |
1524 mm |
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1866. |
Section of Daugavpils – Vitebska railway, Daugavpils – Indra (Balbinowo), 1868. - Polocka, 1868. - Vitebska, 1868.– Orla, 1871. - Caricina (Volgograda), The Rīga–Dünaburg Railway Company, from 1894. state |
76 km |
1524 mm |
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1868. |
Rīga – Jelgava (Mitau), Rīga–Mitau Railway Company , from 1894. state |
. 43 km |
1524 mm |
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1871. |
Liepāja (Libau) – Kaišadori, dzelzceļa posms Liepāja – Vaiņode (Wainoden), The Libau Railway Company, from 1877. gada Libau – Romnu Railway Company, from 1891. state |
67 km |
1524 mm |
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1872. |
Rīga – Mīlgrāvis (Mülengraben), The Rīga–Dünaburg Railway Company, from 1894. state |
11 km |
1524 mm |
|
1873. |
Rīga – Bolderāja, The Rīga–Dünaburg Railway Company, from 1894. state |
18 km |
1524 mm |
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1873. |
Radvilišķi – Grīva (Kalkuhnen), Rīga–Mitau Railway Company, from 1894. state |
32 km |
1524 mm |
|
1873. |
Jelgava – Mažeiķi, section Jelgava – Reņģe |
75 km |
1524 mm |
|
1877. |
Rīga – Tukums, Rīgas – Tukums Railway Company, no 1891. g. The Rīga–Dünaburg Railway Company, no 1895. g. valsts |
58 km from Zasulauka |
1524 mm |
|
1889. |
Rīga – Pleskava posms Rīga – Valka, state |
164 km from Zemitāniem |
1524 mm |
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1897. |
Valka – Pērnava (750 mm) posms Valka –Rūjiena - Ipiķi - Moisakīla, from 1918.state |
67 km |
750 mm |
|
1900. |
Liepāja – Aizpute (Hasenpoth), Liepāja – Aizpute Railway Company, from 1938. state (750 mm). Line Liepāja – Aizpute closed in 1964. |
49 km |
1000 mm |
|
1901.–1904. |
Line Maskava – Ventspils (Windau) sections opened - 1901. Tukums – Ventspils un Krustpils (Kreutzburg) – Zilupe (Rosenowskaja) - Maskava, 1904. Tukums – Jelgava – Krustpils. Moscow–Windau– Rybinsk Railway Company, from1918. state |
456 km |
1524 mm |
|
1902. |
Abrene – Sita, state |
67 km |
1524 mm |
|
1903. |
Valka – Pļaviņas (Stockmannschof) (750 mm) sections Valka – Žuldiņi, Ape – Pļaviņas. The Vidzeme Branch Line Railway Company, from 1918. state, section Pļaviņas – Gulbene 1915 .- 16. converted to 1524 mm. |
210/176 km |
750 mm |
|
1912. |
Ainaži – Valmiera - Smiltene, The Valmiera Narrow Gauge Branch Line Railway Company |
113 km |
750 mm |
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World War I |
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1913. |
Liepāja – Ziemupe (neekspluatē) |
40 km |
600 mm |
|
1915. |
Priekule – Skoda, section Priekule – Kalēti, German army |
20 km |
1435 mm |
|
1915. |
Jelgava – Tilzīte, section Jelgava – Meitene, German army |
33 km |
1435 mm |
|
1916. |
Ieriķi – Gulbene, Russian army |
105 km |
1524 mm |
|
1916. |
Gulbene – Sita, Russian army |
22 km |
1524 mm |
|
1916. |
Sita – Aleksandropole, Russian army, used for Sitas – Rēzeknes (750 mm) line |
12 km |
1524 mm |
|
1916. |
Ropaži – Endzeliņmežs (750 mm), Russian army, closed in 1924 |
18 km |
750 mm |
|
1916. |
Ropaži – Ādaži (600 mm) German army |
12 km |
600 mm |
|
1916. |
Ikšķile – Kranciems (600 mm), German army |
14 km |
600 mm |
|
1916. |
Meitene – Bauska (600 mm), German army |
33 km |
600 mm |
|
1916. |
Dubeņi – Rucava (600 mm), German army, (from 1922. Liepāja – Rucava), from 1932.- 750 mm, closed 1960. |
41 km |
600 mm |
|
1916. |
Pāvilosta - Alsunga (600 mm), German army, in 1926. closed |
|
600 mm |
|
1916. |
Aizpute – Saldus (600 mm), German army, in 1929.closed |
|
600 mm |
|
1916. |
Valtaiķi – Laidi (600 mm), German army, in 1929.closed |
|
600 mm |
|
1917. |
The Ventspils - Stende field railway network (600 mm), Ventspils – Mazirbe - Stende, Cīruļi – Roja, Valdgale – Engure, German army |
138 km, 33 km, 26 km |
600 mm |
|
1916. |
The Viesīte field railway network (600 mm): Jēkabpils – Nereta, Siliņi Aknīste, Viesīte – Daudzeva, German army |
60 km 48 km 36 km |
600 mm |
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Latvian state railways 1919-1940 |
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1929. |
Glūda – Liepāja |
156,5 km + 7,13 km |
1524 mm |
|
1930. |
Sita - Bēzpils |
21,4 km |
750 mm |
|
1932. |
Liepāja – Alsunga, branch Kursa - Pāvilosta |
30 km |
750 mm |
|
1934. |
Sita – Rēzekne, closed in 1965 |
78,6 km |
750 mm |
|
1934. |
Ventspils – Dundaga, |
50,8 km |
600 mm |
|
1934. |
mežu dzelzceļi: Ogre – Laubere, Inčukalns – Allaži, Siliņi – Elkšņi, Plintiņi – Raķukrogs, valsts, nodoti Mežu ministrijai |
37,2 km 22,9 km 30,8 km 13,1 km |
600 mm |
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1934./35. |
Pakalnieši – Kūdupe |
29,9 km |
1524 mm |
|
1935. |
Alsunga – Kuldīga, |
750 mm |
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1935. |
Madona – Lubāna, closed in 1990. |
35,1 km |
1524 mm |
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1936. |
Krustpils – Jēkabpils, closed in 1944. |
4,3 km |
1524 mm |
|
1937. |
Rīga - Ērgļi, closed 2007 |
97,5 km (from Jāņavārtiem) |
1524 mm |
|
1937. |
Rīga – Rūjiena, several sections closed from 1996 |
139, 60 km (from Mangaļu st.) |
1524 mm |
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The railway lines during the German and Soviet occupation regime (1940 -1991) |
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1944. |
Alsunga – Ventspils, German army, closed in 1996. |
from 1945 - 1524 mm |
1435 mm |