Turmantas railway station

Turmantas railway station () is a railway passenger and cargo station serving the town of Turmantas in Zarasai district, Lithuania. The station is located on the Lithuanian-Latvian border, at the end of railway line Vilnius - Turmantas. Closest railway stations are situated in Visaginas to the south and Daugavpils (Lithuanian: Daugpilis) to the north.

Turmantas's coat of arms features two steel horses, which are the symbols of railways.

History

Turmantas railway station was built as a fourth-class railway station and opened in 1862 while building Saint Petersburg–Warsaw Railway. It was built between Dūkštas and Kalkuny (Russian: Калкуны, currently named Daugavpils) stations, approximately half-way on the railway line. During the tsarist era the station was called Novoaleksandrovsk (Russian: Новоалександровск, currently named Zarasai), then Turmont. During World War II retaliating Nazi army, among other stations on this railway line, destroyed the passenger hall. It was rebuilt between 1945 and 1960.

Services

Currently it is a terminus for a train passenger service Vilnius - Ignalina - Turmantas. In 2015, service through Turmantas on the route Vilnius - Daugavpils - St. Petersburg was canceled, which was the oldest train service in Lithuania since the opening of the Saint Petersburg–Warsaw Railway, also passing through this station. Until 2018, a route Vilnius - Turmantas - Daugavpils was also stopping at this station, when all services along Turmantas - Daugavpils were cancelled. LTG Link is considering reopening this link once Latvia completes repairs.

Turmantas railway station

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