Enthusiast's Guide to Travelling the Railways of Europe

Border Crossings: Latvia

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Belarus - Latvia

Last update: 31 August 2008.

All rail routes between this pair of countries are 1520mm gauge.

(Vitebsk -) Bigosovo BČ - Indra LDz (- Daugavpils): [D] No passenger service.


Estonia - Latvia

Last update: 5 May 2008.

All rail routes between this pair of countries are 1520mm gauge.

(Tallinn - Tartu -) Valga ER - Valka/Lugaži LDz (- Riga): [D] Three LDz cross-border passenger services to Valga were reinstated on 25 April 2008.

(Tallinn - Pärnu -) Mōsaküla ER - Ipiki LDz (- Riga): [D] Line closed.


Latvia - Lithuania

Last update: 22 July 2009.

All rail routes between this pair of countries are 1520mm gauge.

(Daugavpils -) Kurcums LDz - Turmantas LG (- Švenčioneliai - Vilnius): [E] This route carries one daily train pair between St Peterburg and Vilnius.

(Daugavpils -) Eglainē LDz - Šapeliai LG (- Panenēžys): [D] No passenger service.

(Riga - Jelagava -) Meitene LDz - Šarkiai LG (- Šiauliai - Vilnius): [D] The UZ summer 2009 timetable shows a direct Odesa - Riga passenger train pair. However it is doubtful if these trains actually run.

(Riga - Jelagava -) Renge LDz - Laižuva LG (- Mažeikiai): [D] No passenger service.

(Priekule -) Vaiņode LDz - Lūšé LG (- Mažeikiai): [D] Line closed and cut at Bugeniai.

(Priekule -) Kaleti LDz - Skuodas LG (- Klaipeda): [D] Line closed.


Latvia - Russia

Last update: 31 August 2008.

All rail routes between this pair of countries are 1520mm gauge.

(Riga - Gulbene -) Vecumi LDz - Purvmala RŽD (- Pytalovo - Pskov) : [D] Line closed.

(Rēzekne -) Kārsava LDz - Skangali RŽD (- Pytalovo - Pskov): [D] This route carries one daily train pair Riga - St. Petersburg, and one daily train pair Vilnius - St. Petersburg.

(Rēzekne -) Zilupe LDz - Posiň RŽD (- Novosokolyniki - Moskva): [D] This route carries two daily Riga - Moskva train pairs.


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