Classic route
Zemitāni–Skulte railway
Skulte → Rīga · Latvia
Zemitāni–Skulte railway in pictures
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- Distance
- 52 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 1 h 02 min
- Average speed
- 50 km/h
- Top speed
- 100 km/h
- Operator
- Vivi
- Train
- Vivi regional
- Countries
- Latvia
- In service since
- 1937
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Latvian 1,520 mm track north from Riga to the Gulf coast at Skulte — what remains in service of the old Riga–Rūjiena and Riga–Tallinn route, cut at the Estonian border in 1992.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 11497603 — 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 6109
- 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 Zemitāni–Skulte railway?
The Zemitāni–Skulte railway runs 52 km from Skulte to Rīga.
How long does the Zemitāni–Skulte railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 02 min for the 52 km. That is an average of 50 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 100 km/h.
Who runs the Zemitāni–Skulte railway?
Vivi.
How old is the Zemitāni–Skulte railway?
The line has been in service since 1937. 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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