Riga Central Station

Riga Central Station (Latvian: Rīgas Centrālā dzelzceļa stacija) is the main railway station in Riga, Latvia. It is known as the main point of Riga due to its central location, and most forms of public transport stop in this area. Part of the building is a shopping centre.

Riga Central Station
Owned byLatvian Railways
Platforms5
Tracks12
Connectionsbus, trolleybus
History
Opened1861
Riga Central
Map of the planned Rail Baltica line

Three rail mainlines depart the station to the east:

Two rail mainlines depart the station to the west:

History

The station was built in 1861 with the project of architect Johann Felsko. It was expanded in 1885 following the project of Heinrich Scheel. Two separate stations were in operation in 19th century — one serving the line to Daugavpils and the other towards Jūrmala. They were joined and reconstructed in 1914 and functioned until the 1960s. In 1960 the current station building was opened and in 1965 — a second one. During the years, the station saw many reconstructions.[1]

There exist plans to completely remodel the station in conjunction with the Rail Baltica project. A design by Danish architectural firms PLH Architects and COWI was selected in March 2017.[2]

Other facilities

In the Central station building on the first floor there is Rimi supermarket. Directly nearby is Stockmann supermarket and the largest cinema in the city — Forum cinemas. In station there are a lot of popular restaurants such as "Čili pica", Hesburger etc. Opposite Marijas iela there is a McDonald's restaurant and few hotels.

Public transport

There are many stops at this location. The main stop is the railway station, Riga Central Station, which operates all passenger trains within Latvia. Most public transport stops are situated in the nearby streets — Marijas iela, Merķeļa iela, Satekles iela and 13. janvāra iela. Buses and trolleybuses stop here.


  • Riga Central in 2018
  • Interior in 2019
  • Train set DR1А-2913
  • Clock Tower
  • The old station, 1905-1918

References
  1. (in Russian), Accessed June 26, 2010
  2. Kupčs, Edgars (March 22, 2017). "Danish design picked for Riga Central Station rebuild". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Retrieved December 20, 2017.

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