Jelgava Station
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| Location | Stacijas iela 1 Jelgava[1] Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°38′26.11″N 23°43′55.47″E / 56.6405861°N 23.7320750°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Latvijas dzelzceļš (LDz)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | Vivi[1] LTG Link | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Otto Dietze[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1868[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former names | Mitau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jelgava Station is the main railway station serving the city of Jelgava in the Semigallia region of southern Latvia.[1] The station is located in the central part of the city, on the southeastern edge of the historic town centre, and a short distance west of the Lielupe River.
Jelgava station is an important railway junction where the Riga – Jelgava, Jelgava – Liepāja, Jelgava – Meitene, Tukums II – Jelgava and Jelgava – Krustpils railways all meet.[5] The station is an important rail freight station, which handles around 60 freight trains per day.[6] Passenger trains depart in the direction of Riga.[7]
The station opened in 1868 with the opening of the Riga–Jelgava railway line.[4] The original station building from 1870 designed by the architect Otto Dietze has survived to this day, although it was severely damaged during both world wars.[3][8]
Gallery
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View of the railway yard
Street facade of the station building- Platform facade of the station building
Platform facade of the station building
Train at Jelgava station
Tracks in the direction of Riga and Krustpils
Tracks in the direction of Liepāja and Tukums
See also
References
Citations
- 1 2 3 "Vivi". Pasažieru vilciens. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ↑ "Latvijas dzelzceļš". Latvijas dzelzceļš. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- 1 2 "Jelgavas novadnieki" (in Latvian). Jelgavas Zinātniskā bibliotēka. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- 1 2 "Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas" (in Latvian). Latvian Railway History Museum. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ↑ "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 2010-10-10.
- ↑ Stokenberga, Daiga. "Jelgava — viens no nozīmīgākajiem dzelzceļa mezgliem" [Jelgava – one of the most important railway hubs] (in Latvian). Neatkarīgā Rīta Avīze. Archived from the original on 5 May 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ↑ "www.vivi.lv" (PDF). www.pv.lv. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
- ↑ Altbergs, Augustāne & Pētersone 2009, p. 45.
Bibliography
- Altbergs, T.; Augustāne, K.; Pētersone, I. (2009). Dzelzceļi Latvijā [Railways in Latvia] (in Latvian). Jumava. ISBN 978-9984-38-698-0.
External links
- (in Latvian and English) Latvijas dzelzceļš (LDz) – state-owned railway infrastructure manager in Latvia.
- (in Latvian and English) Pasažieru vilciens (Vivi) – state-owned passenger train operating company in Latvia.
