Heritage route
Gulbene–Alūksne Narrow Gauge Railway (Bānītis)
Gulbene → Alūksne · Latvia
Gulbene–Alūksne Narrow Gauge Railway (Bānītis) in pictures
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- Distance
- 33 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 1 h 30 min
- Average speed
- 22 km/h
- Top speed
- 25 km/h
- Operator
- Gulbenes-Alūksnes bānītis
- Countries
- Latvia
- In service since
- 1903
- Train
- TU10 diesel locomotive · vintage carriages
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The only regularly operating narrow-gauge passenger railway left in the Baltic states, rattling twice daily through Vidzeme’s forests.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 3942748 — 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 1 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: the railway’s own site — 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
How long is the Gulbene–Alūksne Narrow Gauge Railway (Bānītis)?
The Gulbene–Alūksne Narrow Gauge Railway (Bānītis) runs 33 km from Gulbene to Alūksne.
How long does the Gulbene–Alūksne Narrow Gauge Railway (Bānītis) take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 30 min for the 33 km. That is an average of 22 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 25 km/h.
Who runs the Gulbene–Alūksne Narrow Gauge Railway (Bānītis)?
Gulbenes-Alūksnes bānītis, with TU10 diesel locomotive, vintage carriages.
How old is the Gulbene–Alūksne Narrow Gauge Railway (Bānītis)?
The line has been in service since 1903. 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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