Classic route
Daugavpils–Indra railway
Indra → Daugavpils · Latvia
Unelectrified 1,520 mm single track south-east from Daugavpils to Indra — the only direct rail link between Latvia and Belarus.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1636400 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Vivi — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Daugavpils–Indra railway?
The Daugavpils–Indra railway runs 69 km from Indra to Daugavpils.
How long does the Daugavpils–Indra railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 54 min for the 69 km. That is an average of 77 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Daugavpils–Indra railway?
Vivi.
How old is the Daugavpils–Indra railway?
The line has been in service since 1866. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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