Lithuania - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

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Introduction

This list is based on the timetable current as at December 2011. Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information.

Obscure services

Kaunas avoiding line: Palemonas (Pamaris) – Garliava (Jiesia)

[ - ] (ERA2 115B3) LT12/1

All services between Vilnius and Kaliningrad-Pass.

(Vilnius –) Paneriai – Valčiūnai

[ - ] (ERA2 115B4) LT12/2

There are two routes from Paneriai towards Valčiūnai used by trains serving Vaidotai staff halts ( see LT12/3) , a direct south curve and longer outside curve leading away from the north side platform that climbs to cross over the Kaunas main line. Both curves are reversibly signalled and rail staff confirm that which curve is taken is variable and subject to regulation. See also Vaidotai

(Vilnius) – Paneriai – Vaidotai Yard - Valčiūnai

[ - ] (ERA2 115B4) LT12/3

In 2010/11 two afternoon services on the Vilnius – Senosios Stasylos line were diverted via the western part of the Vilnius southern avoiding line as a service to railway staff working in Vaidotai marshalling yard. The southbound service takes running lines on the south west side of Vaidotai yard and the northbound train running lines on the north east side. There are identically named staff halts at Vaidotai KIK, MRC & AIK on each separate line. Calls at these halts are listed as footnotes in the journey planner and appear on the printed timetable sheets available from major stations. See also Vaidotai

Only the northbound service now operates

636 Senosios Stasylos - 18:42 Valčiūnai - Vilnius

Radviliškis

[ - ] (ERA2 115A3) LT12/4

The track layout at Radviliškis station is such that trains approaching from the Klaipeda direction use running lines on the south side of the Radviliškis west yard for arrival at Radviliškis and running lines on the south side of the Radviliškis east yard for departure. Trains arriving from the Vilnius direction take the single track line on the north side of the Radviliškis east yard into Radviliškis station and running lines on the north side of the Radviliškis west yard for departure. The maximum separation of these running lines in the west yard is over 300m.

Other sparse services

The following lines have fewer than three trains each way on at least three days a week, or do not run each weekday.

  • (Radviliškis -) Linkaiciai - Panevēžys - Rokiškis
  • Marijampolė - Šeštokai
  • Turmantas – Daugavpils (Latvia)

Deletions since previous edition

None.

See also