Classic route
LTG Link Vilnius–Klaipėda
Vilnius → Klaipėda · Lithuania
LTG Link’s longest domestic haul, crossing Samogitia to Klaipėda, Lithuania’s only seaport on the Baltic.
How this line was checked
- The 376 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 1638993 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- 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 LTG Link?
The LTG Link runs 376 km from Vilnius to Klaipėda.
How long does the LTG Link take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 4 h 39 min for the 376 km. That is an average of 81 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the LTG Link?
LTG Link, with PESA 730ML.
How old is the LTG Link?
The line has been in service since 1875. 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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