Zemitāni–Skulte_Railway

Zemitāni–Skulte Railway

Zemitāni–Skulte Railway

Rail line in Latvia

The Zemitāni–Skulte Railway is a 52 kilometres (32 mi) long,[1] 1,524 mm (5 ft) gauge railway in Latvia built in the 20th century to connect Riga and Rūjiena.[2] The railway was originally part of the Mangaļi–Rūjiena Railway that opened 1937. In 1981 the line became part of the Riga–Tallinn Railway, with a travel time of five hours. In 1992, the Riga–Tallinn Railway was stopped at the border with Estonia.[3] The Zemitāni–Skulte Railway got its present length in 1996 after the twice weekly service to Limbaži was discontinued due to the financial downturn following the collapse of the Soviet Union. [4]The railway past Skulte was removed in 2004.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  2. [2]
    "Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas" [Latvian railway lines] (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  3. [3]
    https://gallery.balticrailpics.net/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=7036#top_display_media
  4. [4]
    https://www.zudusilatvija.lv/objects/object/14879/


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