Rēzekne I – Daugavpils Railway

Rēzekne I–Daugavpils Railway
Overview
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Latvian Railways
History
Opened1860[1]
Technical
Line length84 km (52.20 mi)[2]
Track gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
Route map

The Rēzekne I–Daugavpils Railway is an 84 kilometres (52 mi) long, 1,524 mm (5 ft) gauge railway line in southeastern Latvia. The railway connects the cities and railway hubs of Rēzekne and Daugavpils.[2]

The railway line was built in the 19th century as part of the Saint Petersburg–Warsaw Railway.[1]

Currently, the railway sees one passenger train per year, running only between Daugavpils and Aglona stations.[3] The train was not run in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas" [Latvian railway lines] (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
  2. ^ a b "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
  3. ^ "Uz Aglonas svētkiem norīkojam vilcienus". AS Pasažieru vilciens. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  4. ^ "Izmaiņas - AS Pasažieru vilciensAS Pasažieru vilciens". www.pv.lv. Retrieved 2023-12-31.

Bibliography

  • Altbergs, T.; Augustāne, K.; Pētersone, I. (2009). Dzelzceļi Latvijā [Railways in Latvia] (in Latvian). Jumava. ISBN 978-9984-38-698-0.
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