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== Railways == [[File:Jelgava railway station.jpg|thumb|right|280px|[[Jelgava railway station]] ]] [[File:ER2T-7113 Lielupes stacijā 2.JPG|thumb|right|280px|One of [[Rīgas Vagonbūves Rūpnīca|RVR]] [[ER2 electric trainset|ER2T]] trainsets operated by [[Pasažieru Vilciens]] ]] {{main|Rail transport in Latvia}} {{see also|Latvijas dzelzceļš}} [[Latvian Railways]] is the main state-owned railway company in Latvia. It's daughter companies both carry out passengers services as well as carry a large quantity of freight cargo, and freight trains operate over the whole current passenger network, and a number of lines currently closed to passenger services. There is also a [[narrow-gauge railway]] between [[Gulbene]] and [[Aluksne]], operated by the Industrial Heritage Trust, using Russian and Polish built heritage rolling stock. Three narrow gauge trains a day operate on the 33 km route between the two towns. <br>''total:'' 2,347 km <br>''[[Russian gauge]]:'' 2,314 km {{RailGauge|1520mm}} gauge (270 km electrified) <br>''[[narrow-gauge railways|narrow gauge]]:'' 33 km {{RailGauge|750mm}} gauge (2002) === Passenger rail === {{main|Vivi (rail transit)}} ''[[Vivi (rail transit)|Vivi]]'' is the only passenger-carrying operator in Latvia. Domestic passenger lines with current service are: * [[Torņakalns – Tukums II Railway]] * [[Riga – Jelgava Railway]] * [[Jelgava – Liepāja Railway]] * [[Riga – Daugavpils Railway]] * [[Krustpils]] – [[Rēzekne]] – [[Zilupe]] (border of Russia) * Rīga – [[Sigulda]] – [[Cēsis]] – [[Valmiera]] – [[Valga, Estonia|Valga]] (border of Estonia) * [[Zemitāni – Skulte Railway]] * [[Pļaviņas]] – [[Gulbene]] === Rail links with adjacent countries === * [[Transportation in Russia|Russia]] - yes * [[Transportation in Lithuania|Lithuania]] - yes * [[Transportation in Belarus|Belarus]] - yes * [[Transportation in Estonia|Estonia]] - yes
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