Jelgava
Jelgava () is a state city in central Latvia. It is located about southwest of Riga. It is the largest town in the Semigallia region of Latvia. Jelgava was the capital of the united Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1578–1795) and was the ad ...
in the
Semigallia
Semigallia is one of the Historical Latvian Lands located to the south of the Daugava and to the north of the Saule region of Samogitia. The territory is split between Latvia and Lithuania, previously inhabited by the Semigallian Baltic tri ...
region of southern
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
. The station is located in the central part of the city, on the southeastern edge of the historic town centre, and a short distance west of the
Lielupe
The Lielupe ( in Latvian language, Latvian Literal translation, literally: ''Large River'', , ) is a river in central Latvia. Its length is (the length would reach if the Mēmele River were counted as part of the Lielupe). The surface area of ...
River.
Jelgava station is an important
railway junction
A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge. The physical connection between the tracks of the two routes (assuming they are of the same gauge) is provided by turnouts (US: switc ...
rail freight
Rail freight transport is the use of railways and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers.
A freight train, cargo train, or goods train is a group of freight cars (US) or goods wagons (International Union of Railways) hauled ...
station, which handles around 60
freight train
A freight train, also called a goods train or cargo train, is a railway train that is used to carry cargo, as opposed to passengers. Freight trains are made up of one or more locomotives which provide propulsion, along with one or more railroad ...
s per day.
Passenger train
A passenger train is a train used to transport people along a railroad line, as opposed to a freight train that carries goods. These trains may consist of unpowered passenger railroad cars (also known as coaches or carriages) push-pull train, ...
s depart in the direction of
Riga
Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planni ...
,
Liepāja
Liepāja () (formerly: Libau) is a Administrative divisions of Latvia, state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest city in the Courland region and the third-largest in the country after Riga and Daugavpils. It is an ...
, and
Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ) is the capital of and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest city in Lithuania and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, most-populous city in the Baltic states. The city's estimated January 2025 population w ...
.https://www.pv.lv/images/userfiles/Vivi_Riga_Pienaksana_10.12.2023..pdf
The station opened in 1868 with the opening of the Riga–Jelgava railway line. The original station building from 1870 designed by the architect Otto Dietze has survived to this day, although it was severely damaged during both world wars.
Gallery
File:Jelgava Aerial View. Railway station, warehouses, Parlielupe - panoramio.jpg, {{center, Aerial view of the railway station
File:Jelgava railway station.jpg, {{center, View of the railway yard
File:Jelgava - panoramio (21).jpg, {{center, View of the railway yard
File:Jelgava Train Station, Latvia.jpg, {{center, Street facade of the station building
File:Jelgava railway station14.05.2017 (34714814946).jpg, {{center, Platform facade of the station building
File:Здание вокзала ст. Елгава Jelgavas stacijas ēka - panoramio.jpg, {{center, Platform facade of the station building
File:Jelgavas dzelzceļa stacija - ogre11 - Panoramio.jpg, {{center, Train at Jelgava station
File:Sliežu ceļi Jelgavā 4.jpg, {{center, Tracks in the direction of Riga and Krustpils
File:Sliežu ceļi Jelgavā 3.jpg, {{center, Tracks in the direction of Liepāja and Tukums
See also
{{portal, Trains, Architecture, Latvia
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Transport in Latvia
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Road system
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