The Riga–Jelgava Railway is a long,
gauge
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 ...
built in the 19th century to connect the cities 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 ...
and
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 1872, an extension was built from Jelgava to
Mažeikiai
Mažeikiai (; Samogitian: ''Mažeikē''; ; ) is a city in northwestern Lithuania, on the Venta River. It has a population of around 32,000, making it the eighth largest city in Lithuania and eighteenth largest city in the Baltic States. Th ...
, which connected Riga–Jelgava Railway to the
Libau–Romny Railway.
References
Railway lines in Latvia
Transport in Riga
Jelgava
Railway lines opened in 1868
19th-century establishments in Latvia
5 ft gauge railways in Latvia
1868 establishments in the Russian Empire
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