Riga – Jelgava railway line
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 ER2T-7117 is entering the Jaunolaine station
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| Route number : | 14th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route length: | 43 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1520 mm ( Russian gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power system : | 3000 V = | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top speed: | 100 km / h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Riga – Jelgava railway is a railway line in Latvia . It has the Russian track width of 1520 mm, is around 43 km long and is electrified throughout. The line is double-tracked throughout and is also one of the most important railway lines in Latvia. The route is owned and operated by Latvijas dzelzceļš .
history
The route was opened in 1868 and nationalized in 1894.
Operation today
There are 23 train pairs per day on the entire route (as of December 2013). Passenger trains are allowed to run continuously at 100 km / h and freight trains at 80 km / h.
Riga Pasažieru Railway Station
Torņakalns train station
Jaunolaine train station
Ozolnieki Railway Station
Jelgava railway station
Web links
- Tīkla pārskats 2017–2018. In: ldz.lv. January 16, 2017, p. 5 (route number), 7 (gauge) , accessed on July 8, 2019 (Latvian).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Network Statement 2013 ( Memento of May 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (page 40)
- ↑ http://www.bueker.net/trainspotting/map.php?file=maps/baltic-states/baltic-states.gif
- ↑ Network Statement 2013 ( Memento of May 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (page 57)
- ↑ Latvias dzelzceļu līnijas. In: railwaymuseum.lv. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014 ; accessed on May 24, 2018 (Latvian, more extensive list than in the current link). (Latvian)
- ↑ http://www.pv.lv/lv/vilcienu_saraksts/?stop_from=1&stop_to=397
- ↑ Network Statement 2013 ( Memento of May 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (page 57), PDF; 2.93 MB
