Lithuania - General Information

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Country Name

Lithuania (Lietuva)

National Railway System

Lietuvos Geležinkeliai

Official Website

www.litrail.lt

Language

Lithuanian.

Currency

Litas (Lt); 100 centas = 1 Lt

UIC code

numeric 24; alpha LT

Timetable

Journey Planner

www.litrail.lt and click on 'Passenger transportation'

Downloadable Timetable

None.

Printed Timetable

None.

Engineering Information

None.

Maps

The Quail Map Co. publishes a Latvia & Lithuania with Russia (Kaliningrad Region) Railway Map)

Gauge

"Russian" gauge (1520mm) except the Panevėžys - Rubikiai line (750mm, partly tourist traffic)

Electrification

25kV 50 Hz

Rule of the road

Most lines are single track, but on double track sections right hand running applies.

Other Railways

None.

Tourist Lines

None.

Metro

None.

Trams

None.

Recent and Future Changes

Since late 1998 the following lines have lost their passenger service:

  • Jonaitiškai – Kutiškiai
  • [Šiauliai -] Mankiškai - Jonaitiškai - Tauragė - Pagėgiai - Šilutė - Klaipēda (but Klaipēda - Šilutė has subsequently reopened)
  • Švenčionėliai - Utena
  • Šeštokai - Alytus
  • [Klaipēda -] Kretinga - Skuodas
  • [Vilnius -] Paneriai - Valičiūniai (but has subsequently reopened)

Regular services over the Panevėžys - Anykščiai narrow gauge line ceased from 25 March 2001.

Through Vilnius - Druskininkai LG trains and the Vilnius - Warszawa overnight service, both via Parėččė (Belarus), ceased in 2001, resulting in withdrawal of all trains south of Marcinkonys.

Services between Stasylos and Benjakonī (Belarus) ceased on 19 September 2008 when the summer-only Vilnius - Simferopol’ train pair stopped running.

The Palemonas - Gaižiūnai passenger service was withdrawn on 22 March 2009.

Special notes

There are no known "runabout"-type tickets, but fares are cheap.

See also