Zemitāni–Skulte Railway

ServiceOperator(s)Latvian RailwaysHistoryOpened1937^[1]TechnicalLine length52 km (32.31 mi)^[1]Track gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)

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Legend km 52 Skulte 49 Zvejniekciems 46 Ķīšupe 44 Saulkrasti 41 Pabaži 39 Inčupe 33 Lilaste 28 Gauja Gauja River 26 Carnikava 23 Garupe 21 Garciems 17 Kalngale 14 Vecāķi 12 Vecdaugava 9 Ziemeļblāzma 6 Mangaļi 3 Sarkandaugava to Riga Krasta 2 Brasa Riga–Lugaži Railway to Lugaži 0 Zemitāni to Riga Central This diagram: view talk edit

The Zemitāni–Skulte Railway is a 52 kilometres (32 mi) long,^[1] 1,524 mm (5 ft) gauge railway in Latvia built in the 20th century to connect Riga and Rūjiena.^[2] The railway was originally part of the Mangaļi–Rūjiena Railway that opened 1937. In 1981 the line became part of the Riga–Tallinn Railway, with a travel time of five hours. In 1992, the Riga–Tallinn Railway was stopped at the border with Estonia.^[3] The Zemitāni–Skulte Railway got its present length in 1996 after the twice weekly service to Limbaži was discontinued due to the financial downturn following the collapse of the Soviet Union. ^[4]The railway past Skulte was removed in 2004.

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