Pļaviņas–Gulbene Railway

Pļaviņas–Gulbene Railway
Pļaviņas–Gulbene Railway
	Passenger train at Jaunkalsnava station
Overview
Termini	Pļaviņas Station; Gulbene Station;
Service
Operator(s)	Latvian Railways
History
Opened	1903[1]
Technical
Line length	98 km (60.89 mi)[2]
Track gauge	1,524 mm (5 ft)

The Pļaviņas–Gulbene Railway is a 98 kilometres (61 mi) long,[2] 1,524 mm (5 ft) gauge railway built in 20th century beginning to connect Pļaviņas and Valka.[1] The railway was originally part of a 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) narrow gauge railway, but was converted to the current gauge during World War I.

References

"Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas" [Latvian railway lines] (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
"Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2010-10-14.

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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 2010-10-14.

[ldz-2] "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2010-10-14.