Latvian railway

The company includes six subsidiaries:

• LDz Cargo
• "LDz Infrastruktūra"
• "LDz Ritošā sastāva serviss"
• LDz Apsardze - departmental security structure
• "LDz Loģistika"
• LatRailNet

• Diesel locomotives : M62 , 2M62 , 2M62UM, 2M62U , 2TE10M , 2TE10U , TEP70 , ChME3, ChME3M , TEM2 , TEM2U , TGK2, TGK2-1 , TGM3 , TGM4 , 2TE116 , TGM6 A, TGM40 , TGM40 , TG000
• Rail bus ( auto ): АР2 - operation in the inverter.

Previously used locomotives

• Diesel locomotives - TEP60, 2TEP60 , TEP3 , TEM18 , TEM15 .
• Electric locomotives - VL26 , EL2 .

Electric and diesel trains

• Electric trains - operated - Ср3, ЭР2 ^И , operated - ЭР2, ЭР2Т, ЭР2М
• Diesel trains - operated - DP (six-car) , D , D ₁ , operated - DR1P , DR1A , DR1AM , DR1AC .

Active

The list of lines operating for the 2016–2017 season, with their service indices ^[8] :

Closed

Latvian electrified railways are the longest in the Baltic States, their total length is 249 km (another 12 km are not used). Electrified at a direct current of 3 kV . ^[12]

Electrification was begun by the head of the North-Western District of the Ministry of Railways of the Ministry of Railways, Nil Ivanovich Krasnobaev . In 1950, electric trains began to run on the Riga-Dubulti line, and then the lines to ( Aizkraukle ), Skulte , Jelgava were electrified.

As of 2014, there are 4 electrified lines that run the electric trains ER2 / ER2T / ER2M.

• 1 line: Tornakalns - Tukums II 65 km long. Today it is the busiest route of electric trains, in the summertime the traffic interval is 10-15 minutes, since this route runs through Jurmala , which attracts a large number of tourists. The diesel train to Ventspils previously followed the same line. The line was electrified in 1966 .

Stations and stops (24): Tornakalns , Zasulauks , Depot , Zolitude , Imanta , Babite , Priedayne , Lielupe , Bulduri , Dzintari , Majori , Dubulti , Jaundubulti , Pumpuri , Melluzi , Asari , Vaivari , Sloka , Smurde , Kemderi Milzkalne , Tukums I , Tukums II .

• 2 line: Riga - Jelgava 43 km long. The shortest branch of the electric train. It runs through the city of Olaine. A diesel train to Liepaja follows this line, previously there was a Riga - Renge flight. The line was electrified in 1972 .

Stations and stopping points (13): Riga , Tornakalns , Atgazene , Augstskol Turiba , Tirana , Baloži , Jaunolaine , Olaine , Dalbe , Price , Ozolnieki , Tsukurfabrika , Jelgava .

• 3 line: Zemitany - Skulte with a length of 52 km. Passenger traffic is small, but increases significantly during the holiday season. It passes through the settlements: Carnikava , Gauja, Garciems , Lilaste, Saulkrasti , Zvejniekciems. Previously, a diesel train went to Limbazi , Aloi and Ruien along this line. In 1957 it was electrified to Mangali station, in 1971 - to Zvejniekciems, fully electrified in 1991 .

Stations and stops (20): Riga , Zemitans , Brasa , Sarkandaugava , Mangali , Ziemelblazma , Vecdaugava , Vecaki , Kalngale , Garciems , Garupe , Tsarnikava , Gauja , Lilaste , Inchupe , Pabazhi , Saulkrasti , Kisupe , Zvejnieci .

• 4th line: Riga - Aizkraukle . The longest electrified line (82.5 km). It passes through the satellite city of Riga Salaspils , Ogre , and then through the cities of Lielvarde and Aizkraukle . Diesel trains in Gulbene , Krustpils , Rezekne , Zilupe and Daugavpils , as well as international trains to Moscow, St. Petersburg and Minsk, follow this line. The line was electrified in 1972 .

Stations and stops (24): Riga , Wagon Parks , Yanavarty , Daugmale , Shkirotava , Gaysma , Rumbula , Darzini , Dole , Salaspils , Saulkalne , Ikskile , Jaunogre , Ogre , Parogre , Tsiyupe , Kegums , Lielvardela , Kairab , Kayb , Skriveri , Muldakmens , Aizkraukle .

Not built

In addition to the four above, it was planned to electrify two more lines:

• Riga - Sigulda , 53 km long. According to the plan, the electrification of this entire line was supposed to be completed in 1991. However, by the time of the declaration of independence of Latvia, they managed to bring electrification only to the Ropazi station (now Garkalne ). In the 1980s and 90s, electric trains followed this route to the Ropazhi station. Experimentally, battery-powered trains were launched, which went to Ropazhi on electricity, and followed autonomously to Sigulda; the same principle was used on the line in Limbazi. In the mid-90s, the electrified site was reduced to Jugla (10.2 km long). Until now, you can see the pillars that once held the contact network to Garkalne station.

Stations and stopping points (12): Riga , Zemitan , Chiekurkalns , Jugla , Baltezers , Garkalne , Krievupe , Vangazi , Incukalns , Eglupe , Silciems, Sigulda . Now in Sigulda and further (to Cesis, Valmiera and Valka) a diesel train follows.

• Riga - Erglie 97.5 km long. Proof of the planned electrification of this branch is a short contact network that leads to the Yanawarta platform, from where the motorway to Erglie followed. Currently, this railway line is almost completely dismantled.

Stations and stops (24): Riga , Wagon Parks , Yanavarty , Riga-Prechu , Atsone , Saurieshi , Tsekule , Kivuli , Bayari , Kangari , Remine , Augstsiems , Karde , Sidgunda , Suntazi , Castrane , Watrane , Kapenepu , Plater , Taiter , Lichupe , Baltava , Roplaini , Ergli .

Electrification Plans

For 2015-2020, it is planned to implement the project for electrification of railways:

• Aizkraukle - Krustpils
• Krustpils - Rezekne
• Krustpils - Daugavpils
• Krustpils - Jelgava
• Jelgava - Tukums 2
• Tukums 2 - Ventspils

JSC " Pasažieru vilciens " carries out passenger transportation by diesel trains along the following routes:

• Riga - Daugavpils
• Riga - Madona
• Riga - Krustpils
• Riga - Sigulda - Valga (Estonia)
• Riga - Rezekne - Zilupe
• Riga - Dobele - Liepaja

Former routes (1990-2009)

1. Riga - Ipiki, Ruiena, Aloe, Limbaži: the Skulte - Pärnu line dismantled in 2005
2. Riga - Renge: freight only
3. Riga - Meitene: freight only
4. Riga - Erglie: freight transportation to Sauries; further passenger communication was closed in 2007, the line was dismantled in September 2009
5. Riga - Ventspils: freight transport only
6. Daugavpils - Bigosovo (Belarus)
7. Riga - Bigosovo (Belarus)
8. Daugavpils - Krustpils
9. Krustpils - Zilupe
10. Pytalovo (Russia) - Rezekne - Daugavpils - Vilnius (Lithuania) (from January 13, 2018, communication between Vilnius and Daugavpils by the Lithuanian Railways was resumed)

International passenger traffic

For international passenger traffic, the TEP70 diesel locomotive is used as traction, except for the flight to Valga, where the DR1A runs.

1. Riga - Moscow
2. Riga - St. Petersburg - has not had its own traction and train status since 2017, a trailed car follows the Riga - Moscow train to the Novosokolniki station, where it is connected to the Gomel - St. Petersburg train of the formation of the Belarusian Railway (BC) . Communication through Ostrov and Pskov was closed a year earlier.
3. Riga - Valga (Estonia): a border station in Estonia where you can make a cross-platform train transfer to Tartu and Tallinn .
4. Riga - Minsk : restored in 2011, thereby resuming passenger service on the Bigosovo - Daugavpils section.

Routes of other carriers

1. Riga - Vilnius - Minsk - Ovruch - Kiev (served by Ukrzaliznytsia ).
2. Daugavpils - Vilnius (served by LG, diesel train DR1A on weekends).

Former routes

1. Vilnius - St. Petersburg (LG): followed the territory of Latvia with stops at the stations Daugavpils, Rezekne, Karsava; at the Daugavpils station combined with the train Riga - St. Petersburg. Canceled in 2015.

• Railway line Liepaja - Ventspils
• Daugavpils railway junction
• Museum of the History of the Latvian Railway
• Highways of Latvia
• Latvian Railway Cup

• Company website
• Latvian Railway and TrainPix Substation Database
• Photo lines of the Latvian Railway on the website Railwayz.info
• Latvian Railway History Timeline