Riga–Daugavpils Railway

The Riga–Daugavpils railway line (Latvian: Dzelzceļa līnija Rīga—Daugavpils) is a 218-kilometre (135 mi) long^[2] railway line in Latvia which connects the cities of Riga in central Latvia and Daugavpils in south-eastern Latvia.

Riga–Daugavpils Railway
A train at Dendrārijs on the Riga - Daugavpils railway line
Overview
Termini	Riga Central Station Daugavpils Station
Service
Operator(s)	Latvian Railways
History
Opened	1861[1]
Technical
Line length	218 km (135 mi)[2]
Track gauge	1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge
Route map Legend km Riga – Jelgava Railway to Jelgava 0 Riga Central Station Riga – Lugaži Railway to Lugaži 2 Vagonu Parks to Saurieši 4 Jāņavārti Riga Goods 6 Daugmale 8 Šķirotava 10 Gaisma 11 Rumbula 13 Dārziņi 16 Dole 18 Salaspils A 4 / E77 23 Saulkalne 28 Ikšķile 33 Jaunogre 34 Ogre 35 Pārogre 39 Ciemupe 45 Ķegums to Lielvārde Air Base 51 Lielvārde 56 Kaibala 62 Jumprava 66 Dendrārijs 72 Skrīveri 78 Muldakmens 82 Aizkraukle limit of electrification 94 Koknese 102 Alotene A 6 / E22 112 Pļaviņas Pļaviņas – Gulbene Railway to Gulbene A 6 / E22 121 Ozolsala Jelgava – Krustpils Railway to Jelgava 129 Krustpils Krustpils – Rēzekne II Railway to Rēzekne 138 Asote 146 Trepe 158 Līvāni 169 Jersika 179 Sergunta 186 Nīcgale 192 Ruži 198 Vabole 203 Līksna A 13 / E262 212 Mežciems Rēzekne I – Daugavpils Railway to Rēzekne Daugavpils – Kurcums Railway to Lithuania 218 Daugavpils Daugavpils – Indra Railway to Belarus km This diagram: view talk edit

The railway line is double track between Riga and Krustpils and single track between Krustpils and Daugavpils.^[3] It is electrified between Riga and Aizkraukle.^[4] The track gauge is 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) (Russian gauge). It was built in 1861, and is one the oldest railway lines in Latvia.^[1][5]

History

View of Dvinsk Station in Riga (before 1893 Dinaburg Station, later called Riga Central Station), western terminus of the Riga–Daugavpils railway line. The building was demolished in the 1950s.

The railway line was opened on 21 September 1861 as one of the first railway lines in the present territory of Latvia.^[1] It was a part of the Riga–Oryol railway line, a 15,467 km (9,611 mi) long railway line in the Russian Empire, constructed to connect the Baltic Sea at Riga with Oryol in central Russia. At Daugavpils the line connected with the Saint Petersburg–Warsaw Railway, and thus joined the city of Riga with the Russian rail network. In 1894, the line became the property of the state.^[6]

Railway lines in Latvia in 2016.

See also

• Rail transport in Latvia
• History of rail transport in Latvia