Liepāja–Priekule Railway

Liepāja–Priekule Railway
Liepāja–Priekule Railway
Overview
Termini	Liepāja Station; Priekule Station;
Service
Operator(s)	Latvian Railways
History
Opened	1871
Technical
Line length	40 km (24.85 mi)
Track gauge	1,524 mm (5 ft)

The Liepāja–Priekule Railway is a 40 kilometres (25 mi) long,^[2] 1,524 mm (5 ft) gauge railway built in the 19th century to connect Liepāja (in Western Latvia) and Kaišiadorys (in central Lithuania).^[1] Currently, the railway line is closed for traffic.

References

1 2 "Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas" [Latvian railway lines] (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
1 2 "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-14.

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[railmus-1] 1 2 "Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas" [Latvian railway lines] (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-10-14.

[ldz-2] 1 2 "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-14.

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