Torņakalns–Tukums II Railway

Torņakalns–Tukums II Railway
Overview
Termini	Torņakalns Station; Tukums II Station
Service
Operator(s)	Latvian Railways
History
Opened	September 21, 1877[1]
Technical
Line length	65 km (40.39 mi)[2]
Track gauge	1,524 mm (5 ft)
Route map
	Tukums II–Jelgava Railway
	to Jelgava
	Tukums II–Jelgava Railway
	to Jelgava
	Ventspils I–Tukums II Railway
	to Ventspils

The Torņakalns–Tukums II Railway is a 65 kilometres (40 mi) long,[2] 1,524 mm (5 ft) gauge railway in Latvia, built in the 19th century to connect Riga and Tukums.[1]

References

"Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas" [Latvian railway lines] (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. Archived from the original on 2014-03-29. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
"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 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2010-10-09.

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[railmus-1] "Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas" [Latvian railway lines] (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. Archived from the original on 2014-03-29. Retrieved 2010-10-09.

[ldz-2] "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 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2010-10-09.