What is Rail transport in Latvia?
[[File:ЭР2Т-7116, Латвия, Рига, перегон Шкиротава - Саласпилс (Trainpix 169322).jpg|thumb|[[Rīgas Vagonbūves Rūpnīca|RVR]] [[ER2 electric trainset|ER2Т-7116]] of Pasažieru vilciens en route between [[Šķirotava Station|Šķirotava]] (Riga) and [[Salaspils Station|Salaspils]], 2016]] '''Rail transport in [[Latvia]]''' is done on {{RailGauge|1520mm}} [[Russia|Russian]] [[Rail gauge|gauge]]. The main [[railway company]] is the [[State-owned enterprise|state-owned]] [[Latvian Railways]] (LDz), with its subsidiary [[Pasažieru vilciens]] running [[passenger]] services. Latvia had lot of different [[rail gauge]]s, both {{RailGauge|1435mm}} [[standard gauge]] and {{RailGauge|750mm}} [[narrow gauge]]. These were gradually replaced by the Russian gauge after the [[Occupation of the Baltic states|Soviet occupation of the Baltic states]]. The [[Rail Baltica]] project aims to connect Latvia and the other [[Baltic states]] to the European [[standard gauge]] by approximately 2030. Ten regional stations are planned in the section from [[Bauska]] to [[Salacgrīva]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-19 |title=Integrated rail plan for Rīga and regions being drawn up |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/integrated-rail-plan-for-riga-and-regions-being-drawn-up.a348943/ |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=eng.[[Lsm.lv]] |language=en}}</ref> Although PV has been a [[monopoly]] in passenger trains, in February 2022 the Road Transport Administration of the Ministry of Transport of Latvia announced the first market survey on potential private rail passenger service providers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-16 |title=There is a market survey conducted for the provision of rail passenger transport starting from 2025 in Latvia {{!}} Satiksmes ministrija |url=https://www.sam.gov.lv/en/article/there-market-survey-conducted-provision-rail-passenger-transport-starting-2025-latvia |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=www.sam.gov.lv |language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Rail transport in Latvia| ]]