Riga–Jelgava Railway

Riga–Jelgava Railway
Overview
Termini	Riga Central Station Jelgava Station
Operation
Opened	1868
Operator(s)	Latvian Railways
Technical
Line length	43 km (26.72 mi)[1]
Track gauge	1,524 mm (5 ft)
Route map Legend 0 Riga Central Station  Daugava River 3 Torņakalns  towards Tukums 5 Atgāzene 6 Turība 9 Tīraine 13 Baloži  E22 18 Jaunolaine 22 Olaine 29 Dalbe 34 Cena 37 Ozolnieki 41 Cukurfabrika  towards Krustpils 43 Jelgava to Liepāja

The Riga–Jelgava Railway is a 43 kilometres (27 mi) long,^[1] 1,524 mm (5 ft) gauge railway built in the 19th century to connect the cities Riga and Jelgava.^[2] In 1872, an extension was built from Jelgava to Mažeikiai, which connected Riga–Jelgava Railway to the Libau–Romny Railway.

References

1. "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. p. 36. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
2. "Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas" [Latvian railway lines] (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. Retrieved 2010-10-03.