Torņakalns Station
Torņakalns Station | |||||||||||||||
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Torņakalns Station in 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Vilkaines iela 1 Torņakalns, Zemgale Suburb, Rīga Latvia | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°55′56″N 24°5′21″E / 56.93222°N 24.08917°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Latvijas dzelzceļš (LDz) | ||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Pasažieru vilciens (Vivi) | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1868 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Riga-Mitauer Bahnhof Riga III | ||||||||||||||
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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.