DZELZCEĻA MUZEJS

Rīga
Jelgava

Opening times

Mo	closed
Tu	10.00–17.00
We	10:00–17:00
Th	10:00–20:00
Fr	10:00–17.00
Sa	10:00–17:00
Su	closed

Entrance tickets

Adults	€ 7,00
Students, seniors	€ 3,50
Pupils, students of prof. schools	€ 1,50
Preschool children	€ 0,00
Guided tour LV (10–20 people)	€ 25,00
Guided tour foreign lang. (10–20 people)	€ 40,00
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How to get here

Uzvaras Boulevard 2A, Riga

Museum is 7 minute walk on foot from Riga Old Town across the Daugava River and next to the National Library building

Public transport stop: Nacionālā bibliotēka

Phone

+371 2003 2331

Opening times

Mo	closed
Tu	closed
We	10:00–17:00
Th	11:00–19:00
Fr	10:00–17:00
Sa	10:00–17:00
Su	closed

Entrance tickets

Adults	€ 3,50
Students, seniors	€ 2,00
Pupils, students of prof. schools	€ 0,50
Preschool children	€ 0,00
Guided tour LV (10–20 people)	€ 25,00
Guided tour foreign lang. (10–20 people)	€ 40,00
Book excursion
More information

How to get here

Stacijas Street 3, Jelgava

Public transport: train to Jelgava Station

The museum is located next to the Jelgava Station square

Phone

+371 2003 4850

Interesting History Facts

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The Latvian railway network had five different track gauges: K or 1524 mm, N or 1435 mm, 1000 mm, P or 750 mm, L or 600 mm.

The opening of the Rīga - Daugavpils (Dunaburg) railway line in the territory of Latvia on 12 September 1861 was the catalyst for a number of changes in the local social scene.

Railway tourism became popular in the 1930s. Specially organized tour routes included Latvia's most scenic areas combining in summer with cultural events in the countryside and skiing in winter. A unique feature of these trains was a dance wagon, which earned them the name "traveling dances".

On 28 May 1928, the Railway Central Board received three TK series locomotives from Germany, marking the start of a modernization project by the Rolling Stock Division. By 1940, 73 locomotives were either purchased or built in the State Railways' main workshops.