Heritage route
Aukštaitija Narrow Gauge Railway (Siaurukas)
Anykščiai → Rubikiai · Lithuania
Aukštaitija Narrow Gauge Railway (Siaurukas) in pictures
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- Distance
- 12 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 35 min
- Average speed
- 21 km/h
- Top speed
- 25 km/h
- Countries
- Lithuania
- In service since
- 1899
- Operator
- Aukštaitijos siaurasis geležinkelis
- Train
- TU2 diesel locomotive · vintage carriages
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Weekend survivor of a 750 mm network that once ran 68 km to Panevėžys, now trundling summer tourists out to Rubikiai lake.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1689393 — 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
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Aukštaitijos siaurasis geležinkelis — 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 Aukštaitija Narrow Gauge Railway (Siaurukas)?
The Aukštaitija Narrow Gauge Railway (Siaurukas) runs 12 km from Anykščiai to Rubikiai.
How long does the Aukštaitija Narrow Gauge Railway (Siaurukas) take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 35 min for the 12 km. That is an average of 21 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 25 km/h.
Who runs the Aukštaitija Narrow Gauge Railway (Siaurukas)?
Aukštaitijos siaurasis geležinkelis, with TU2 diesel locomotive, vintage carriages.
How old is the Aukštaitija Narrow Gauge Railway (Siaurukas)?
The line has been in service since 1899. 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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