Vilnius railway station
Appearance
Vilnius railway station Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis | |
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Vilnius Central Railway Station entrance | |
| General information | |
| Location | Geležinkelio street 16 Vilnius Lithuania |
| Coordinates | 54°40′13″N 25°17′4″E / 54.67028°N 25.28444°E |
| Owned by | LTG |
| Operated by | LTG Link |
| Line(s) | Vilnius–Klaipėda Railway Vilnius–Kaunas Railway Vilnius–Marcinkonys Railway Vilnius–Turmantas Railway Vilnius–Jašiūnai Railway Vilnius–Kena Railway |
| Platforms | 6 |
| Tracks | 11 |
| Other information | |
| Website | ltglink |
| History | |
| Opened | 1861 |
| Rebuilt | 1950[1] |
| Services | |
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Waiting hall, ticket office, coffee shops, pharmacy, luggage storage, WC, LTG Link railway museum, ATM, vending kiosks.
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Map of the planned Rail Baltica line
Vilnius Central Railway Station is an LTG Link train station in Vilnius, Lithuania. The railway station is between two neighbourhoods of Vilnius — Naujininkai and Naujamiestis — and on the edge of the Old Town.
History
[change | change source]The station was opened in 1869 while building the Saint Petersburg–Warsaw Railway.[2] It was destroyed in 1945 during the World War II and in 1950 it was rebuilt in socialist realism style. The station was renovated in 1998 and then again in 2023.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Architektūros objektas".
- 1 2 "Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis atsinaujina: pradedamas paskutinis darbų etapas, atrasta istorinė siena" [The Vilnius railway station is being renewed: the last stage of work is starting, the historical wall has been discovered]. LRT (in Lithuanian). 2023-06-26. Retrieved 27 August 2023.