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(Redirected from Zemitāni – Skulte Railway) Rail line in Latvia
Zemitāni–Skulte Railway
Near the Inčupe Station
Overview
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Latvian Railways
History
Opened1937
Technical
Line length52 km (32.31 mi)
Track gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
Route map

Legend
km
52 Skulte
49 Zvejniekciems
46 Ķīšupe
44 Saulkrasti
41 Pabaži
39 Inčupe
33 Lilaste
28 Gauja
Gauja River
26 Carnikava
23 Garupe
21 Garciems
17 Kalngale
14 Vecāķi
12 Vecdaugava
9 Ziemeļblāzma
6 Mangaļi
3 Sarkandaugava
to Riga Krasta
2 Brasa
Riga–Lugaži Railway
to Lugaži
0 Zemitāni
to Riga Central
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The Zemitāni–Skulte Railway is a 52 kilometres (32 mi) long, 1,524 mm (5 ft) gauge railway in Latvia built in the 20th century to connect Riga and Rūjiena. 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. 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. The railway past Skulte was removed in 2004.

References

  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. "Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas" [Latvian railway lines] (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  3. "Viga - Baltic Trains Picture Gallery". gallery.balticrailpics.net.
  4. "Zudusī Latvija - Pirmā vilciena pienākšana Limbažu stacijā".
Stations on the Zemitāni–Skulte Railway


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