Rēzekne I–Daugavpils Railway
Overview
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Latvian Railways
History
Opened1860[1]
Technical
Line length84 km (52.20 mi)[2]
Track gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)

The Rēzekne I–Daugavpils Railway is an 84 kilometres (52 mi) long,[2] 1,524 mm (5 ft) gauge railway built in the 19th century to connect Rēzekne and Daugavpils as part of the Warsaw–Saint Petersburg Railway.[1]

Currently, the railway sees one regional train per year, running only between Daugavpils and Aglona stations.[3] The train was not run in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

References

  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.
  2. 1 2 "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
  3. "Uz Aglonas svētkiem norīkojam vilcienus". AS Pasažieru vilciens. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  4. "Izmaiņas - AS Pasažieru vilciensAS Pasažieru vilciens". www.pv.lv. Retrieved 2023-12-31.


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