Classic route
LTG Link Šilutė–Kretinga
Šilutė → Kretinga · Lithuania
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- Distance
- 72 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 29 min
- Average speed
- 49 km/h
- Operator
- LTG Link
- Train
- R 504
- Countries
- Lithuania
- In service since
- 1915
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The old Tilsit–Memel line of 1875 along the edge of the Nemunas delta, joined at Klaipėda to the German military railway of 1915 up to Kretinga; trains came back to the Šilutė stretch in 2018.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 18764941 — 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 2 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 504
How long is the LTG Link?
The LTG Link runs 72 km from Šilutė to Kretinga.
How long does the LTG Link take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 29 min for the 72 km. That is an average of 49 km/h end to end.
Who runs the LTG Link?
LTG Link, with R 504.
How old is the LTG Link?
The line has been in service since 1915. 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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