Pļaviņas–Gulbene Railway

Pļaviņas–Gulbene Railway

Narrow-gauge train at Gulbene station
Overview
Termini Pļaviņas Station
Gulbene Station
Operation
Opened 1903[1]
Operator(s) Latvian Railways
Technical
Line length 98 km (60.89 mi)[2]
Track gauge 1,524 mm (5 ft)

The Pļaviņas–Gulbene Railway is a 98 kilometres (61 mi) long,[2] 1,524 mm (5 ft) gauge railway built in the 20th century to connect Pļaviņas and Valka.[1] The railway was originally part of a 700 mm (2 ft 3 916 in) narrow gauge railway, but was converted to the current gauge during World War I.

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