Riga–Lugaži Railway

Riga–Lugaži Railway
Overview
Termini	Riga Central Station Lugaži Station
Service
Operator(s)	Latvian Railways
History
Opened	1889
Technical
Line length	166 km (103.15 mi)
Track gauge	1,524 mm (5 ft)

Riga-Lugaži line
Riga Central Dzirnavu Street, Riga Lāčplēša Street, Riga Riga-Daugavpils Railway to Daugavpils Vietlavas Street │ Matīsa Street , Riga A. Deglava Street, Riga A. Čaka Street, Riga Zemitāni Brīvības Street, Riga Zemitāni-Skulte Railway to Skulte Gustava Zemgala gatve, Riga Čiekurkalns Džutas Street, Riga Krustabaznīcas Street, Riga Šmerlis Lizuma Street, Riga Jugla Baltezera Street, Riga Jugla River Jaunciema Avenue, Rīga A 1 / E67 Baltezers Garkalne A 2 / E77 Krievupe Vangaži near Vangaži Inčukalns Egļupe Silciems A 2 / E77 Rīgas Street, Sigulda Sigulda R. Blaumaņa Street, Sigulda Nītaures Street, Sigulda near Sigulda near Augšlīgatne Līgatne A 2 / E77 near Augšlīgatne near Sinepes Ieriķi near Ieriķi Station Melturi near Melturi halt Amata River P 31 Araiši A 2 / E77 P 20 Piebalgas Street, Cēsis Cēsis J. Poruka Street, Cēsis Valmieras Street, Cēsis Pūpolu Street, Cēsis P 20 Jāņmuiža P 20 Rauna River P 20 Lode P 20 near Liepa near Liepa Bāle near Miegupīte near Kauguri P 18 Valmiera Paula Valdena Street , Valmiera Abuls River

Riga–Valga train between Melturi and Āraiši stations.

The Riga–Lugaži Railway is a 166 kilometres (103 mi) long, 1,524 mm (5 ft) gauge railway in Latvia. It was built in the late 19th century (commencing in 1886) to connect the cities of Riga and Saint Petersburg via Valga and Pskov. The railway was opened in 1889.

The final station in Latvia is Lugaži (near Valka). The railway was last used for the Riga–Saint Petersburg service in 1998, after which St Petersburg trains operated via Rēzekne. For several years there were no cross-border services, and trains terminated at Lugaži, but since 2008 a regular passenger service again operates from Riga to Valga in Estonia twice a day, with an onward connection to Tallinn via a train in Estonia. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Riga-Lugaži railway cut services to Valga, with trains ending in Lugaži. Service was restored in May 2020.

Starting from December 15, 2024, the passenger carrier "Vivi" will adjust the departure time of the Riga-Valga diesel train to the arrival time of the Lithuanian "LTG Link" diesel train Vilnius-Riga. In turn, from January 6, 2025, the arrival time of the Riga-Valga diesel train will be adjusted to the departure time of the Estonian "Elron" diesel train Valga-Tartu-Tallinn. It is expected that the transfer time will be approximately 10 to 20 minutes.

Stations

Station	Locale
Rīga	Riga
Zemitāni
Čiekurkalns
Šmerlis
Jugla
Batlezers (Former)	Garkalne municipality
Garkalne
Krievupe
Vangaži	Inčukalns municipality
Inčukalns
Egļupe	Sigulda municipality
Silciems (Former)
Sigulda
Līgatne	Līgatne municipality
Ieriķi	Amata municipality
Melturi
Āraiši
Cēsis	Cēsis municipality
Jāņmuiža	Priekuļi municipality
Lode	Rūjiena municipality
Bāle (Former)	Beverīna municipality
Valmiera	Valmiera municipality
Brenguļi (Former)	Beverīna municipality
Strenči	Strenči municipality
Seda (Former)
Saule (Former)	Valka municipality
Lugaži
Valga	Estonia