Riga–Jelgava Railway

Riga–Jelgava Railway
Riga–Jelgava Railway
	Train on the railway bridge over the Maza Daugava, Riga
Overview
Termini	Riga Central Station; Jelgava Station;
Service
Operator(s)	Latvian Railways
History
Opened	1868
Technical
Line length	43 km (26.72 mi)[1]
Track gauge	1,524 mm (5 ft)
Route map
	Torņakalns – Tukums II Railway
	to Tukums II
	Jelgava – Krustpils Railway
	to Krustpils
	Jelgava – Liepāja Railway
	to Liepāja

The Riga–Jelgava Railway is a 43 kilometres (27 mi) long,[1] 1,524 mm (5 ft) gauge railway built in the 19th century to connect the cities of Riga and Jelgava.[2] In 1872, an extension was built from Jelgava to Mažeikiai, which connected Riga–Jelgava Railway to the Libau–Romny Railway.

References

"Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
"Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas" [Latvian railway lines] (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-10-03.

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[ldz-1] "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-09.

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