Vilnius–Klaipėda Railway | |
Stations: | 10 |
Linelength: | 3762NaN2 |
Speed: | 140km/h |
Vilnius – Klaipėda Railway (lt|Geležinkelis Vilnius – Klaipėda) is one of the main local railways in Lithuania. This railway connects the Lithuanian capital Vilnius with the country's biggest seaside city Klaipėda. It is the most actively used train line in Lithuania.[1]
The train services going from Vilnius to Klaipėda run 4 times per day.[2]
In 2016, new Pesa 730ML locomotives were introduced on the Vilnius-Klaipėda route.[3] [4]
In 2022, the electrification of Vilnius-Klaipėda Railway project started with an estimated cost of 411.26 million euro.[5] After the completion of the electrification project, carbon dioxide emissions from the line will be reduced by 150 tonnes each year.
Station | Picture | Opened | Connected to Vilnius–Klaipėda system | Connections | Location | |
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1860 | 1871 | Vilnius Airport railway station, Vilnius–Marcinkonys Railway, Vilnius–Turmantas Railway, Vilnius–Kaunas Railway | ||||
1871 | 1871 | Vilnius–Kaunas Railway | ||||
1871 | 1871 | Jonava-Kaunas | ||||
1871 | 1871 | |||||
1871 | 1871 | Radviliškis–Daugavpils Railway | ||||
1871 | 1931 | |||||
1932 | 1932 | |||||
1932 | 1932 | |||||
1915 | 1932 | |||||
1881 |