Latvian Railways


Latvian Railways is the main state-owned railway company in Latvia with more than 12,400 employees. It owns of railway lines and of narrow gauge railway lines in Latvia. In 2019, annual passenger numbers were reported to be 18 million.
It has 6 daughter companies:
Passenger services are operated by Pasažieru vilciens. The passenger lines with current service are:
Lines where passenger services have been suspended in recent years include:
1 Electrified to Tukums
2 Electrified to Jelgava
3 Electrified to Aizkraukle
4 Whole line is electrified

International routes

International overnight services to/from Riga are operated by Latvijas Ekspresis. There are rail links with Russia, Lithuania, Belarus, and Estonia.
Latvian railways 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.

Other services

There is a narrow gauge railway between Gulbene and Alūksne, operated by the company SIA "Gulbenes - Alūksnes bānītis" under government contract, using Russian and Polish built heritage rolling stock. Three narrow gauge trains a day operate on the 33 km route between the two towns. As of 2019, the service has been extended to two daily trains in both directions.

Rolling stock

Diesel locos

Freight
Passenger
Shunt