Jelgava – Liepāja railway line

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Jelgava – Liepāja railway line
Route number :	15th
Route length:	180 km
Gauge :	1520 mm ( Russian gauge )
Dual track :	Jelgava - Glūda
from Riga 0 Jelgava after Tukums II according to Meitene 9 Viesturi 13 Dorupe 16 Glūda according to Reņģe 21st Lāči 29 Dobele 36 Gardene 42 Bērzupe 50 Biksti 58 Josta 69 Blīdene 77 Brocēni 83 Balance 90 Lutriņi 94 Lašupe 101 Airīte Venta 111 Skrunda 117 Sieksāte 125 Rudbārži 134 Calvene 145 Ilmāja 151 Padone 154 Durbe 157 Tadaiķi 164 Gates from Priekule from Ventspils 180 Liepāja

The Jelgava – Liepāja railway connects the Latvian cities of Jelgava and Liepāja over 180 km . The line is not electrified and mostly single-track, only the 16 km long section from Jelgava to Glūda is double-track. Above all, find freight to the port of Liepaja place, also operates weekly one pair of trains in passenger transport , Friday from Riga to Liepaja, Sundays back.

history

The Jelgava – Glūda section was opened in 1873 as part of the Jelgava – Mažeikiai railway. The junction from Glūda to Liepāja was built from 1925 to 1929, at the same time the existing section received its second track.

Train operation

In the 2001 summer timetable, the route was still being used by two trains per day in each direction, until August 15, 2001, operations were completely stopped for financial reasons. From March 30, 2006, a daily pair of trains ran the route again, but with significantly fewer stops than before. On February 15, 2010, the offer was again restricted, from then on only two pairs of trains per week ran in passenger traffic.

Web links

Commons : Jelgava – Liepāja railway line  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Tīkla pārskats 2017–2018. In: ldz.lv. January 16, 2017, p. 5 (route number), 7 (gauge) , accessed on July 8, 2019 (Latvian). 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Railway lines in Latvia. In: Dzelzceļa Muzejs. Retrieved June 2, 2019 .  
2. ↑ Dienesta Saraksts. (DJVU) Latviajas dzelzceļš, pp. 18–19 , accessed on June 5, 2019 (Latvian, timetable valid from June 10, 2001).  
3. ↑ Uz Ventspili and Liepāju vairs nekursē pasažieru vilcieni. In: TVNET. August 15, 2001, accessed June 5, 2019 (Latvian).  
4. ↑ Sandris Vanzovičs: Liepājnieki atkal sagaida vakara vilcienu no Rigas. In: TVNET. April 1, 2006, accessed June 5, 2019 (Latvian).  
5. ↑ Izmaiņas vilcienu kustībā Ventspils, Liepājas, Gulbenes, Krustpils un Reņģes maršrutos. In: laiki.lv. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014 ; accessed on June 5, 2019 (Latvian).