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{{Short description|Railway in Latvia}}
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[[File:DR1 Valka - Riiga.JPG|thumb|Riga–Valga train between Melturi and Āraiši stations.]]
The '''Riga–Lugaži Railway''' is a {{convert|166|km}} long,<ref name="ldz">{{cite web|url=http://www.ldz.lv/texts_files/Tikla_parskats_2011.pdf |title=Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011 |trans-title=2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview |page=36 |publisher=[[Latvian Railways]] |language=Latvian |date=2010-06-05 |accessdate=2010-10-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409015748/http://www.ldz.lv/texts_files/Tikla_parskats_2011.pdf |archivedate=April 9, 2011 }}</ref> {{Track gauge|1524mm|lk=on}} 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, Estonia|Valga]] and [[Pskov]]. The railway was opened in 1889.<ref name="railmus">{{cite web |url=http://www.railwaymuseum.lv/linijas.htm |title=Latvijas dzelzceļu līnijas |trans-title=Latvian railway lines |publisher=[[Latvian Railway History Museum]] |language=Latvian |accessdate=2010-10-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819051733/http://www.railwaymuseum.lv/linijas.htm |archivedate=2010-08-19 }}</ref>
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, Estonia|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.
==Stations==
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! Station !! Locale
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| [[Riga Central Station|Rīga]] || rowspan="4" | [[Riga]]
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| [[Zemitāni Station|Zemitāni]]
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| [[Čiekurkalns]]
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| [[Jugla, Riga|Jugla]]
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| Batlezers (Former) || rowspan="3" | [[Garkalne municipality]]
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| [[Garkalne]]
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| Krievupe
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| [[Vangaži]] ||rowspan=2| [[Inčukalns municipality]]
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| [[Inčukalns]]
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| Egļupe ||rowspan=3| [[Sigulda municipality]]
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| Silciems (Former)
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| [[Sigulda]]
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| [[Līgatne]] || [[Līgatne municipality]]
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| Ieriķi ||rowspan=3| [[Amata municipality]]
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| [[Melturi]]
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| Āraiši
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| [[Cēsis]] || [[Cēsis municipality]]
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| Jāņmuiža || [[Priekuļi municipality]]
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| Lode || [[Rūjiena municipality]]
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| Bāle (Former) || [[Beverīna municipality]]
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| [[Valmiera]] || [[Valmiera municipality]]
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| Brenguļi (Former) || [[Beverīna municipality]]
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| [[Strenči]] ||rowspan=2| [[Strenči municipality]]
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| [[Seda, Latvia|Seda]] (Former)
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| Saule (Former) || rowspan="2" | [[Valka municipality]]
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| [[Lugaži]]
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| [[Valga, Estonia|Valga]] || [[Estonia]]
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==References==
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[[Category:Railway lines in Latvia]]
[[Category:Transport in Riga]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1889]]
[[Category:19th-century establishments in Latvia]]
[[Category:5 ft gauge railways in Latvia]]
[[Category:1889 establishments in the Russian Empire]]
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