Riga–Daugavpils Railway

Riga–Daugavpils Railway
Riga–Daugavpils Railway
	Riga–Daugavpils railway line
Overview
Termini	Riga Central Station; Daugavpils Station
Service
Operator(s)	Latvian Railways
History
Opened	1861
Technical
Line length	218 km (135 mi)
Track gauge	1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge
Route map
	Legend
	Riga – Lugaži Railway
	to Lugaži
	Pļaviņas – Gulbene Railway
	to Gulbene
	Jelgava – Krustpils Railway
	to Jelgava
	Krustpils – Rēzekne II Railway
	to Rēzekne
	Daugavpils – Kurcums Railway
	to
	Rēzekne I – Daugavpils Railway
	to Rēzekne
	Daugavpils – Indra Railway
	to Indra
	This diagram: view; talk; ;

The Riga–Daugavpils Railway is a 218-kilometre (135 mi) long,^[2] 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) gauge railway built in 1861 to connect the Latvian cities of Riga and Daugavpils.^[1] It is one of the oldest railway lines in Latvia.^[3]

History[]

The railway line was opened on 21 September 1861. It was a part of railway line Riga–Oryol, and was connected to the line St. Peterburg–Warsaw. In 1894, the line became the property of the state.^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas" [Latvian railway lines] (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
^ ^a ^b "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. pp. 33, 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
^ "Dzelzceļi kā cariskās Krievijas maģistrāļu noslēdzošie posmi pie Baltijas jūras 1860. – 1919". Latvijas dzelzceļš. 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
^ "Chronology of railway construction in Latvia". Retrieved 2021-12-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[railmus-1] "Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas" [Latvian railway lines] (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-10-03.

[ldz-2] "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. pp. 33, 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-11.

[3] "Dzelzceļi kā cariskās Krievijas maģistrāļu noslēdzošie posmi pie Baltijas jūras 1860. – 1919". Latvijas dzelzceļš. 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2021-11-30.

[4] "Chronology of railway construction in Latvia". Retrieved 2021-12-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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