Torņakalns – Tukums railway line

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Torņakalns – Tukums
ER2-1342 in Sloka station
ER2-1342 in Sloka station
Route number : 18th
Route length: 65 km
Gauge : 1520 mm ( Russian gauge )
Power system : 3000 V  =
Top speed: 120 km / h
Legend
Route - straight ahead
 by Skulte and Aizkraukle
Station, station
 Rīga Pasažieru
   
 Daugava
Station, station
 0 Torņakalns
   
 to Jelgava
Station, station
 4th Zasulauks
   
 Industrial tracks to Bolderāja
Station, station
 5 Depo
Station, station
 6th Zolitūde
Station, station
 7th Imanta
Station, station
 10 Babīte
Station, station
 14th Priedaine
   
 Magnifying glass
Station, station
 16 Magnifying glass
Station, station
 17th Bulduri
Station, station
 20th Dzintari
Station, station
 21st Majori
Station, station
 22nd Dubulti
Station, station
 24 Jaundubulti
Station, station
 25th Pumpuri
Station, station
 26th Melluži
Station, station
 28 Asari
Station, station
 29 Vaivari
   
 Industrial track Sloka
Station, station
 32 Sloka
Station, station
 37 Kūdra
Station, station
 41 Ķemeri
Station, station
 51 Smārde
Station, station
 58 Splenic Calne
Station, station
 62 Tukums I
   
 to Jelgava
Station, station
 65 Tukums II
Route - straight ahead
 to Ventspils

The Torņakalns – Tukums ( unofficial : Riga – Tukums ) railway is a railway line in Latvia . It has the Russian track width of 1520 mm, has a length of around 65 km and is electrified throughout. From Torakalns to Sloka, the line is double-tracked. The route is owned and operated by Latvijas dzelzceļš .

history

The line was opened in 1877. In 1895 it was nationalized and in 1950 it was the first line to be electrified in Latvia.

Operation today

Eleven pairs of trains run the entire route every day. (Status: December 2013) From Riga to Sloka there are 31 pairs of trains per day.

gallery

  • Torņakalns train station

  • Babīte railway station

  • Dubulti station

  • Pumpuri Railway Station

  • Melluži railway station

  • Tukums I station

Web links

Commons : Torņakalns – Tukums railway line  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Network Statement 2013 ( Memento of May 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (page 42)
  2. ↑ http://www.bueker.net/trainspotting/map.php?file=maps/baltic-states/baltic-states.gif
  3. ↑ Network Statement 2013 ( Memento of May 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (page 69)
  4. ↑ 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).
  5. ↑ http://www.pv.lv/lv/vilcienu_saraksts/?stop_from=1&stop_to=397
  6. ↑ http://www.pv.lv/lv/vilcienu_saraksts/?stop_from=1&stop_to=394