Classic route
Vivi Riga–Liepāja
Riga → Liepāja · Latvia
A once-daily run reborn in 2017, crossing Courland to Liepāja, the windswept Baltic port and former Tsarist naval base.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 11336326 (42 km), relation 18000679 (180 km) — 222 km of the route between 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 723
- 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 Vivi?
The Vivi runs 215 km from Riga to Liepāja.
How long does the Vivi take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 16 min for the 215 km. That is an average of 66 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 100 km/h.
Who runs the Vivi?
Pasažieru vilciens, with DR1AM DMU.
How old is the Vivi?
The line has been in service since 2017. 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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