Viesturi Station
Viesturi | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | "Viesturu mājas", Glūda Parish, Jelgava Municipality, Latvia |
| Coordinates | 56°36′55.11″N 23°35′7.31″E / 56.6153083°N 23.5853639°E |
| Operated by | Latvian Railways |
| Line(s) | Jelgava – Liepāja Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1925 |
| Previous names | Tērvete |
Viesturi Station is a closed railway station on the Jelgava – Liepāja Railway.[1] Opened in 1925 as Tērvete, it was renamed Viesturi in 1935.
The station was gradually being phased out of service since 2001, and was ultimately closed in December 2015. Since then, the station buildings and infrastructure, owned by Latvian Railways, have been conserved.[2]
A nearby summer home settlement called Viesturciems has been established close to the station. In 2024, the residents of Viesturciems gathered signatures to ask for the station to be brought back in service.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ^ a b ""Viesturos" vilciens vairs nepiestāj. Viesturciema iedzīvotāji aicina pieturas punktu atjaunot" [Trains do not stop at Viesturi anymore. Viesturciems' residents call on reviving the station]. www.retv.lv (in Latvian). 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
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