Imanta Station

Imanta Station is a railway station on the Torņakalns – Tukums II Railway.[1] It's located near and named after the Imanta neighborhood of the Kurzeme District of Riga, Latvia. All electric trains of the line stop at the station.

Imanta Station
New station building in 2020
LocationRostokas iela 9, Rīga
Coordinates56°57′2.69″N 23°59′53.96″E
Owned byLatvijas Dzelzceļš
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesYes
History
Opened1894
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesZolitūde, Riga - Solitude

History

The station was unveiled as Zolitūde Station (German: Solitude) in 1894 to serve the inhabitants of the local area and to transport agricultural produce and was named after the nearby Zolitūde Manor. In 1928 the station was renamed Imanta, a name which the station bears today, except the period of the German occupation of Latvia during World War II, when the station was known as Riga-Solitude.

The original station building, with some repairs, stood until March 2012, when it was demolished in preparation for renovations to the platform due to safety concerns.[2] Major renovation works and the construction of a new station building began in November 2015.[3] In 2016, the new buillding was unveiled.[4]

  • The old station building in 2005
  • The old building in 2010
  • The old interior
  • The old interior
  • View from the city
  • Old name plaque
  • Temporary ticket booth and shelter in 2011
  • The new building in 2016

References
  1. "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  2. "Imanta Railway station to be demolished". EAT RIGA - HOME. 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  3. "Imanta Railway station | TIVO HOUSES | REFERENCE PROJECTS". TIVO HOUSES. 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  4. Gromov, Yevgeny. "Новое пассажирское здание". Railwayz.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-11-28.

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