Rail transport in Latvia

Rail transport in Latvia is done on 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 ²⁷⁄₃₂ in) Russian gauge. The main railway company is Latvijas dzelzceļš.

Historically Latvia had lot of different rail gauges, most notably 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge and 750 mm (2 ft 5 ¹⁄₂ in) narrow gauge.

External links

"The State Lines of Latvia". Mike's Railway History.

Rail transport in Europe

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Rail transport in Latvia

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