Jelgava–Meitene Railway

Jelgava–Meitene Railway
Overview
Termini Jelgava Station
Meitene Station
Operation
Opened 1915
Operator(s) Latvian Railways
Technical
Line length 33 km (20.51 mi)[1]
Track gauge 1,524 mm (5 ft)

The Jelgava–Meitene Railway is a 33 kilometres (21 mi) long,[1] 1,524 mm (5 ft) gauge railway built in the 20th century to connect Jelgava and Tilsit (now Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast).[2] Past the border with Lithuania, the line continues over Šarkiai to connect with the Vilnius–Klaipėda Railway at Šiauliai.

References

  1. 1 2 "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. p. 37. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  2. ↑ "Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas" [Latvian railway lines] (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. Retrieved 2010-10-10.


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