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Pļaviņas – Gulbene Railway

Pļaviņas–Gulbene Railway
Šaursliežu vilciena sastāvs pie Gulbenes stacijas.JPG
Narrow-gauge train at Gulbene station
Overview
Termini Pļaviņas Station
Gulbene Station
Operation
Opened 1903
Operator(s) Latvian Railways
Technical
Line length 98 km (60.89 mi)
Track gauge 1,524 mm (5 ft)

The Pļaviņas–Gulbene Railway is a 98 kilometres (61 mi) long,1,524 mm (5 ft) gauge railway built in the 20th century to connect Pļaviņas and Valka. The railway was originally part of a 700 mm (2 ft 3 916 in) narrow gauge railway, but was converted to the current gauge during World War I.



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