Zemitāni–Skulte Railway

Zemitāni–Skulte Railway
Overview
Termini	Zemitāni Station Skulte Station
Operation
Opened	1937[1]
Operator(s)	Latvian Railways
Technical
Line length	52 km (32.31 mi)[1]
Track gauge	1,524 mm (5 ft)
Route map Legend to Riga 0 Zemitāni  towards Lugaži 2 Brasa  towards Riga Krasta 3 Sarkandaugava 6 Mangaļi 9 Ziemeļblāzma 12 Vecdaugava 14 Vecāķi 17 Kalngale 21 Garciems 23 Garupe 26 Carnikava  Gauja River 28 Gauja 33 Lilaste 39 Inčupe 41 Pabaži 44 Saulkrasti 46 Ķīšupe 49 Zvejniekciems 52 Skulte

The Zemitāni–Skulte Railway is a 52 kilometres (32 mi) long,^[1] 1,524 mm (5 ft) gauge railway built in the 20th century to connect Riga and Rūjiena.^[2] The railway was originally part of the Mangaļi–Rūjiena Railway that opened 1937. In 1981 the line became part of the Riga–Tallinn Railway, with a travel time of only five hours. The Zemitāni–Skulte Railway got its present length in 1996 due to the financial downturn following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

References

1. "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. p. 39. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
2. "Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas" [Latvian railway lines] (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. Retrieved 2010-10-17.