Daugavpils–Kurcums Railway
| Daugavpils–Kurcums Railway | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Latvijas dzelzceļš (LDz)[1] | ||
| Termini | |||
| Service | |||
| Type | Heavy-rail | ||
| System | Latvian railways | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1862[2] | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 25 km (15.53 mi)[3] | ||
| Number of tracks | Single-track | ||
| Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge | ||
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The Daugavpils–Kurcums Railway is a 25 kilometres (16 mi) long,[3] cross-border railway line in southeastern Latvia. The railway line connects the city of Daugavpils with Latvia's border with Lithuania from where it continues in Lithuania as the Vilnius–Turmantas Railway to Vilnius.
The 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) gauge railway line is single-track and unelectrified for its entire length. It is managed by Latvijas dzelzceļš (LDz), Latvia's state-owned railway infrastructure manager.[1]
The railway line was built in the 19th century to connect Daugavpils and Vilnius as part of the Saint Petersburg–Warsaw Railway.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Latvijas dzelzceļš". Latvijas dzelzceļš. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
- ^ a b "Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas" [Latvian railway lines] (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- ^ a b "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
Bibliography
- Altbergs, T.; Augustāne, K.; Pētersone, I. (2009). Dzelzceļi Latvijā [Railways in Latvia] (in Latvian). Jumava. ISBN 978-9984-38-698-0.
External links
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- (in Latvian and English) Latvijas dzelzceļš (LDz) – state-owned railway infrastructure manager in Latvia.