Kėdainiai railway station explained

Kėdainiai railway station
Native Name:Kėdainių geležinkelio stotis
Native Name Lang:lt
Symbol Location:rail
Address:S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno g. 5, Kėdainiai
Country:Lithuania
Coordinates:55.2706°N 24.0169°W
Operator:Lietuvos geležinkeliai
Line:
Platforms:2
Tracks:4
Train Operators:Lietuvos geležinkeliai
Connections: 1, 7
Opened: [1]
Years:1944
Events:Demolished
Passengers:18,674 per year [2]
Pass Year:2015
Pass Percent:-20.17

Kėdainiai railway station is a Lithuanian Railways station in Kėdainiai serving passenger trains.

History

The main hall of the station was built in 1871, soon after the first section of Libau–Romny Railway line was laid between Kaišiadorys and Liepāja. Regular trains started running on 11 September 1871.[3]

The newly built railway made a significant impact on city's trade development, as it gave access to Vilnius, Šiauliai, Riga, Liepāja, Moscow, as well as other cities in Belarus and Ukraine. It is known that a total of 38,035 kg of cucumbers were transported from the station in 1896. The following year 10 wagons left just to Liepāja.[4]

On 1 August 1944, the building was demolished by retreating Nazis.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vykdant projektą "Praeitis bendrai ateičiai" praturtinti Kėdainiai. regionunaujienos.lt. 2017-06-19 . 2018-01-15.
  2. Web site: Dėl Kėdainių miesto darnaus judumo plano tvirtinimo. Kedainiai District Municipality. December 2016 . 2018-01-15.
  3. Web site: Kultūros paveldo svarba ir reikšmė Radviliškio rajone: Radviliškio lokomotyvų depo garsai. Radviliškio naujienos. 2018-01-15 . Aušra LAURINKIENĖ. Aušra.
  4. Web site: Žydų bendruomenės Kėdainių krašte – tai, ko netekome…. Kėdainių mugė. 2016-09-25 . 2018-01-15.