Zemitāni Station

Zemitāni Station
Zemitāni Station
Coordinates	56°57′55.81″N 24°9′22.72″E / 56.9655028°N 24.1563111°E / 56.9655028; 24.1563111Coordinates: 56°57′55.81″N 24°9′22.72″E / 56.9655028°N 24.1563111°E / 56.9655028; 24.1563111
Platforms	5
Tracks	15
History
Opened	1889
Electrified	3 kV DC
Previous names	Oškalni

Zemitāni Station is a railway station at one terminus of the Zemitāni–Skulte Railway.^[1]

History

The station opened in 1872 and was renamed "Aleksandra Vārti," or Alexander's Gates in 1889, after Tsar Alexander III. It was renamed in 1928 for Latvian independence fighter Jorģis Zemitāns. During the Nazi occupation of Latvia, the station carried the name Riga-Hohe Brücke. Following the incorporation of Latvia into the Soviet Union in 1944, it carried the name Oškalne, in memory of pro-Soviet partisan Otomars Oškalns.

In 1991, the name reverted to Zemitāni.

References

↑ "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.

Stations on the Zemitāni–Skulte Railway

Zemitāni Brasa Sarkandaugava Mangaļi Ziemeļblāzma Vecdaugava Vecāķi Kalngale Garciems Garupe Carnikava Gauja Lilaste Inčupe Pabaži Saulkrasti Ķīšupe Zvejniekciems Skulte

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