Torņakalns Station

Torņakalns Station
railway junction
Torņakalns Station in 2010
General information
LocationVilkaines iela 1
Torņakalns, Zemgale Suburb, Rīga
Latvia
Coordinates56°55′56″N 24°5′21″E / 56.93222°N 24.08917°E / 56.93222; 24.08917
Owned byLatvijas dzelzceļš (LDz)
Line(s)
Platforms4
Tracks6
Train operatorsPasažieru vilciens (Vivi)
History
Opened1868
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesRiga-Mitauer Bahnhof
Riga III
Services
Preceding station LDz Following station
Zasulauks
towards Tukums II
Torņakalns–Tukums II Railway Riga
Terminus
Bieriņi / Bērnu slimnīca
towards Jelgava
Riga–Jelgava
Location
Torņakalns Station
Location within Latvia

Torņakalns Station is a railway station in the neighbourhood of Torņakalns in the Zemgale Suburb in Riga, Latvia, located on the western bank of the Daugava River. Torņakalns Station is located on the Riga–Jelgava and Riga–Tukums railway lines. The station opened in 1868 as the northern terminus of the Riga–Jelgava railway line. From 1872, however, all trains were continued from the station via the Iron Bridge across the Daugava to the current Riga Central Station. In 1877, Torņakalns Station also became the eastern terminus of the Torņakalns–Tukums railway line.