Border geo-coordinates: 56.080127, 21.14318 [Open on OpenStreetMap, OpenRailwayMap]

Status: Non-Operational

#CrossBorderRail assessment: Narrow Gauge or Other Special Lines - not visited

Date(s) visited during #CrossBorderRail project:

Core Data

Track gauge: 600 mm, later 750 mm
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Max speed: 20km/h
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Number of tracks: -
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Electrification: -
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Train control system: -
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European Commission Political Assessment

Importance to border region: Medium

Importance to countries concerned: Medium

Importance to TEN-T network: No

TEN-T corridor: -

European Commission Administrative Data

Infrastructure manager: -; -

Language of operation: -

Competent authorities for PSO passenger services: Satiksmes ministrijas [LV]; Lietuvos Respublikos susisiekimo ministerija [LT]

Railway undertaking(s): -; -

Ministry of transport: Satiksmes ministrijas [LV]; Lietuvos Respublikos susisiekimo ministerija [LT]

European Commission Historical Data

Inauguration: 1916

Closure: 1960

Passenger services:

Length of cross border section: 16 km

Average speed of cross border section: -

Daily passenger flow: -

Background

Photos from Rucava 🇱🇻 – Šventoji 🇱🇹 (Former 600mm, later 750 mm)

There are no photos of this border on Flickr from the #CrossBorderRail project. Please see the main description above.