Zemitāni Station

Zemitāni Station
Zemitāni Station
	Zemitāni Station
Coordinates	56°57′55.81″N 24°9′22.72″E / 56.9655028°N 24.1563111°ECoordinates: 56°57′55.81″N 24°9′22.72″E / 56.9655028°N 24.1563111°E
Platforms	5
Tracks	15
History
Opened	1889
Electrified	3 kV DC
Previous names	Oškalni

Zemitāni Station is a railway station in Riga, Latvia on the Riga–Skulte and Riga–Lugaži railway lines.^[1]

History

The station opened in 1872 and was renamed "Aleksandra Vārti," (Alexander's Gates) in 1889, after Tsar Alexander III. It was renamed in 1928 for colonel Jorģis Zemitāns – commander of the Latvian Northern Brigade during the Latvian War of Independence. During the Nazi occupation of Latvia, the station carried the name Riga-Hohe Brücke. Following the incorporation of Latvia into the Soviet Union in 1944, it carried the name Oškalni, in memory of pro-Soviet partisan Otomars Oškalns. In 1991, the name reverted to Zemitāni.

References

↑ "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.

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[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.