Turmantas railway station

Turmantas railway station

Turmanto geležinkelio stotis
Train station in 2016
General information
LocationStoties str. 8
Turmantas
Lithuania
Coordinates 55°41′59″N 26°27′57″E / 55.69972°N 26.46583°E / 55.69972; 26.46583
Owned byLithuanian Railways
Platforms2
Tracks5
Train operatorsLithuanian Railways
Construction
AccessibleAvailable
History
Opened1862 (1862)
Services
Waiting hall

Turmantas railway station is a railway passenger and cargo station located in Turmantas town, Zarasai district, Lithuania, on the Lithuanian-Latvian border, at the end of railway line Vilnius - Turmantas. Closest railway stations are situated in Visaginas to the south and Daugavpils (Lithuanian: Daugpilis) to the north.

The railway station serves Turmantas town. Currently it is a terminus for a train passenger service Vilnius - Ignalina - Turmantas - Vilnius. In 2015 a train Vilnius - Daugavpils - St. Petersburg was canceled, which was the oldest train service in Lithuania since the opening of the Saint Petersburg-Warsaw railway line, also passing through this station. From 2018 until 2021 a route Vilnius - Turmantas - Daugavpils was also stopping at this station.

Turmantas's coat of arms features two steel horses, which are the symbols of railways.