Vilnius railway station
railway station in Lithuania
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.
Vilnius railway station Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis | ||
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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 | ||
Waiting hall, ticket office, coffee shops, pharmacy, luggage storage, WC, LTG Link railway museum, ATM, vending kiosks.
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History
changeThe 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- ↑ "Architektūros objektas".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.