Jelgava–Liepāja Railway

The Jelgava–Liepāja Railway is a 180 kilometres (110 mi) long,[2] 1,524 mm (5 ft) gauge railway built in the 20th century to connect the cities Jelgava and Liepāja, Latvia.[1]

Jelgava–Liepāja Railway
Overview
TerminiJelgava Station
Liepāja Station
Service
Operator(s)Latvian Railways
History
Opened1929[1]
Technical
Line length180 km (111.85 mi)[2]
Track gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
Route map

km
0
Jelgava
9
Viesturi
13
Dorupe
16
Glūda
21
Lāči
29
Dobele
36
Gardene
42
Bērzupe
50
Biksti
58
Josta
69
Blīdene
77
Brocēni
83
Saldus
90
Lutriņi
94
Lašupe
101
Airīte
111
Skrunda
117
Sieksāte
125
Rudbārži
134
Kalvene
145
Ilmāja
151
Padone
154
Durbe
157
Tadaiķi
164
Tore
180
Liepāja
km

References

  1. "Railway lines in Latvia". Latvian Railway History Museum. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  2. "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 2010-10-09.


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