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Torņakalns Station is a railway station on the Riga–Jelgava and Torņakalns – Tukums II railways.[1]

Torņakalns Train Station
General information
Location	Vilkaines iela 24, Rīga
Coordinates	56°55′56.95″N 24°5′22.14″E
Line(s)	Riga–Jelgava Railway Torņakalns – Tukums II Railway
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
History
Opened	1868
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Riga-Mitauer Bahnhof, Riga III

History

The terminal of Riga–Jelgava Railway, was opened in 1868 and called Riga-Mitauer Bahnhof back then. This was a very important station, which secured the connection of Riga with Zemgale, but in 1872 one year after construction of the railway bridge across the Daugava, it lost its significance and was renamed Riga III, and later Riga III Commodity Station, which was part of the joint Torņakalns station. The Jelgava station was located north of the present Torņakalns station between Uzvaras Boulevard and Akmeņu Street. Nowadays the old station building is partly preserved at Akmeņu street 19 (the former address - Akmeņu iela 38) as a dwelling house. In 1877, trains running along the new line Riga-Tukums line began to stop in Torņakalns. The present station building was built in the middle of the 1980s. In 1950, after the electrification of the Riga-Dubulti railway section, electric trains began to stop in Tornakalns. In December 1972, the Riga-Jelgava line was electrified and the electric trains in that direction was in service as well. By August 15, 2001, the diesel train Riga-Liepaja was decommissioned. As of February 15, 2010, the diesel train Riga-Reņģe was continued to operate every day.

See also

• Torņakalns Memorial to Victims of Communist Terror

References

External links

Media related to Torņakalns station at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[ru] Торнякалнс (станция)

То́рнякалнс (латыш. Torņakalns) — железнодорожная станция в микрорайоне Торнякалнс Земгальского предместья Риги, на электрифицированных железнодорожных линиях Торнякалнс — Тукумс II и Рига — Елгава. Станция занимает около 9 га площади и в состоянии обслуживать до 31000 грузовых и 41000 пассажирских составов. Станция Торнякалнс состоит из двух частей: парка «А» и парка «В» (парк «В» расположен ниже парка «А»). На территории парка «В», на бывших тупиках товарной станции, находится музей истории Латвийской железной дороги. Рядом с пассажирским зданием установлен мемориал в память жертв депортации 1941 года.

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