Riga–Daugavpils Railway

Riga–Daugavpils Railway
Overview
Termini	Riga Central Station; Daugavpils Station
Operation
Opened	1861[1]
Operator(s)	Latvian Railways
Technical
Line length	218 km (135 mi)[2]
Track gauge	1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) Russian gauge
Route map
	Riga – Lugaži Railway
	to Lugaži
	Pļaviņas – Gulbene Railway
	to Gulbene
	Jelgava – Krustpils Railway
	to Jelgava
	Krustpils – Rēzekne II Railway
	to Rēzekne
	Daugavpils – Kurcums Railway
	to Kurcums
	Rēzekne I – Daugavpils Railway
	to Rēzekne
	Daugavpils – Indra Railway
	to Indra

The Riga–Daugavpils Railway is a 218-kilometre (135 mi) long,[2] 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 ²⁷⁄₃₂ in) gauge railway built in the 19th century to connect the Latvian cities of Riga and Daugavpils.[1]

References

"Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas" [Latvian railway lines] (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
"Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. pp. 33, 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-11.

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[railmus-1] "Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas" [Latvian railway lines] (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-10-03.

[ldz-2] "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. pp. 33, 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-11.