Riga – Lugaži Railway

Riga–Lugaži Railway
Overview
Termini	Riga Central Station Lugaži Station
Operation
Opened	1889
Operator(s)	Latvian Railways
Technical
Line length	166 km (103.15 mi)
Track gauge	1,524 mm (5 ft)

The Riga–Lugaži Railway is a 166 kilometres (103 mi) long,1,524 mm (5 ft) gauge railway in Latvia. It was built in the late 19th century (commencing in 1886) to connect the cities of Riga and Saint Petersburg via Valga and Pskov. The railway was opened in 1889.

The final station in Latvia is Lugaži (near Valka). The railway was last used for the Riga–Saint Petersburg service in 1998, after which St Petersburg trains operated via Rēzekne. For several years there were no cross-border services, and trains terminated at Lugaži, but since 2008 a regular passenger service again operates from Riga to Valga in Estonia, with an onward connection to Tallinn.

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