Last update for this page: 20 March 2001.
National Railway System: Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai
Language: Lithuanian.
Currency: Litas (Lt); 100 centas = 1 Lt
UIC code: 24
Timetable: Current information not known
Timetable Map: Current information not known (refer to Quail Map Co.'s Latvia & Lithuania with Russia (Kaliningrad Region) Railway Maps)
Gauge: "Russian" gauge (1520mm) except the Panevėžys - Anykščiai line (750mm, now closed to regular traffic)
Electrification: 25kV 50 Hz
Rule of the road: Most lines are single track, but on double track sections right hand running applies.
Other Railways: none.
Tourist lines: none
Metro: none.Trams: none
Trolleybuses: Vilnius, Kaunas
Recent and Future Changes: Since late 1998 the following lines have lost their passenger service: Jonaitiškai – Kutiškiai; [Šiauliai -] Mankiškai - Jonaitiškai - Tauragė - Pagėgiai - Šilutė - Klaipēda; Švenčionėliai - Utena; Šeštokai - Alytus; [Klaipēda -] Kretinga - Skuodas; [Vilnius -] Paneriai - Valičiūniai. Regular services over the Panevėžys - Anykščiai narrow gauge line ceased from 25 March 2001.
| Note: Despite what continues to be shown in the DB / HAFAS timetable database, local reports state that the Porechye (Belarus) - Druskininkai branch was closed to passengers 21 August 2000 and the corridor trains from Vilnius were withdrawn. Apparently, the service level on the Vilnius - Porechye route was also reduced, but full details of the current service are not known to the compilers. Reports would be welcomed. |
Special notes: There are no known "runabout"-type tickets, but fares are cheap.
Last complete update 30 December 2000. Subsequent alterations: Currency details amended (7 January 2001); boxed note added to 'Recent and Future Changes' (11 February 2001);"Recent and Future Changes" for Panevėžys - Anykščiai updated (25 February 2001); Panevėžys - Anykščiai details further amended (20 March 2001).
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