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Vilnius–Klaipėda Railway
Vilnius – Klaipėda Railway () 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. The train services going from Vilnius to Klaipėda run 4 times per day. History In 2016, new Pesa 730ML locomotives were introduced on the Vilnius-Klaipėda route. In 2022, the electrification of Vilnius-Klaipėda Railway project started with an estimated cost of 411.26 million euro. After the completion of the electrification project, carbon dioxide emissions from the line will be reduced by 150 thousand tonnes each year. Stations References Rail transport in Vilnius Transport in Klaipėda Railway lines in Lithuania 1520 mm gauge railways in Lithuania {{lithuania-transport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilnius Railway Station
Vilnius Central Railway Station () is an LTG Link train station in Vilnius, Lithuania. The railway station situates between two neighbourhoods of Vilnius — Naujininkai and Naujamiestis — and on the edge of the Old Town. History The station was opened in 1869 while building the Saint Petersburg–Warsaw Railway. It was destroyed in 1945 during the World War II and in 1950 it was rebuilt in socialist realism style. The station was renovated in 1998 and then again in 2023. Services The following local passenger services run from Vilnius: * Vilnius – Kaunas * Vilnius – Trakai * Vilnius – Šiauliai – Klaipėda * Vilnius – Ignalina – Turmantas * Vilnius – Varėna – Marcinkonys * Vilnius – Kena * Vilnius – Vilnius Airport – Jašiūnai There are also the following international routes: * Vilnius – Mockava – Warsaw – Kraków (to Poland) * Vilnius – Riga (to Latvia) Services were previously offered to Belarus but were suspended in March 2020 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonava Railway Station
Jonava railway station () is a Lithuanian Railways station in Jonava. The structure is included in the list of architectural monuments of Lithuania (code S 440). The station was built in 1871. See also * Jonava railway bridge * Jonava railway viaduct References Railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ... Transport in Jonava Railway stations in Lithuania opened in 1871 {{Europe-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kretinga Railway Station
Kretinga (Yiddish: קרעטינגע) is a city in Klaipėda County, in north-western Lithuania. It is the capital of the Kretinga District Municipality. It is located east of the popular Baltic Sea resort town of Palanga, and about north of Lithuania's 3rd largest city and principal seaport, Klaipėda. The population was listed as 16,996 in the 2022 census. It is the 6th largest town in the ethnographic region of Samogitia and the 17th largest town in Lithuania. History Kretinga is one of the oldest known towns in Lithuania. It was first mentioned in 1253 as castle of ''Cretyn'' under the charter of Bishop Heinrich of Courland. In 1602, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz built the first wooden church in Kretinga and established a Benedictine monastery, which became a great success. After about ten years a new brick church with an impressive organ was built. In 1610 a church school was opened. In 1609, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz announced that he would establish a new settlement next to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plunge Railway Station
Plunge may refer to: *Plunge (American football), a play in American football * Plunge (geology), the inclination of a surface or axis of a fold to the horizontal *The Plunge, a historic swim center in Richmond, California *Plunge Creek, a river in Alaska *Plungė, a city in Lithuania *Plunge, the former name for the American rock band Cinder Road *Plunge, a type of waterfall *Plunge (gambling), sudden support for a horse in a race * A swim center in Belmont Park (San Diego), California *Plunge for distance, a former diving event * ''Plunge'' (Fever Ray album), 2017 * ''Plunge'' (Sam Evian album), 2024 See also * Plunger A plunger is a device driven by or against fluid pressure. In plumbing, the term plunger commonly refers to handheld tools used to clear blockages in drains and pipes. Plumbing plungers consist of a rubber suction cup attached to a stick (''sh ..., a common device used to release stoppages in plumbing * Plunger (other) {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plungė Railway Station
Plungė (; Samogitian dialect, Samogitian: ''Plongė''; ) is a city in Lithuania with 17,252 inhabitants. Plunge is the capital of the Plungė District Municipality which has 33,251 inhabitants (2022). Two parts of the city are separated by the Babrungas River and two bridges are built over it. Plungė is known for Plungė Manor and its park, where the Samogitian Art Museum is located. In the Oginskiai manor park stands the Perkūnas Oak, Perkūnas oak natural monument. The Lourdes grotto of Plungė was created in 1905 and attracts visitors. In the center of Plungė stands a monument for the 10th anniversary of regaining the Act of Independence of Lithuania, independence of Lithuania and a sculpture of Saint Florian built by the Lithuanian book smugglers, Lithuanian book carrier Kazys Barzdys. The city has a crab stick factory which exports to many countries in Europe. History It is thought that the territory in which Plungė is situated was inhabited in 5th–1st centuries B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
