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Turmantas railway station Turmanto geležinkelio stotis
Train station in 2016
General information
Location	Stoties str. 8 Turmantas Lithuania
Coordinates	55°41′59″N 26°27′57″E
Owned by	Lithuanian Railways
Platforms	2
Tracks	5
Train operators	Lithuanian Railways
Construction
Accessible	Available
Other information
Website	www.traukiniobilietas.lt
History
Opened	1860 (1860)
Services
Waiting hall

Diesel multiple Unit DR1A arriving to the station

Turmantas railway station is a railway passenger and cargo station located in Turmantas town, Zarasai district, Lithuania, on the Lithuanian-Latvian border, at the end of railway line Vilnius - Turmantas. Closest railway station are situated in Visaginas to the south and Daugavpils (lit.: Daugpilis) to the north.

Station serves Turmantas town. Currently it is a terminus for a train passenger service Vilnius - Ignalina - Turmantas. In 2015 a train Vilnius - Daugavpils - St. Petersburg was canceled, which was the oldest train service in Lithuania, also passing through this station. From 2018 until 2021 a route Vilnius - Turmantas - Daugavpils was also stopping at this station.

Turmantas's coat of arms features two steel horses, which are the symbols of railways.

History

Turmantas railway station was built as a fourth-class railway station between 1859-1860 while building Saint Petersburg-Warsaw railway.