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
Vilnius Central Railway Station entrance
General information
LocationGeležinkelio street 16
Vilnius
Lithuania
Coordinates54°40′13″N 25°17′4″E / 54.67028°N 25.28444°E / 54.67028; 25.28444
Owned byLTG
Operated byLTG Link
Line(s)Vilnius–Klaipėda Railway
Vilnius–Kaunas Railway
Vilnius–Marcinkonys Railway
Vilnius–Turmantas Railway
Vilnius–Jašiūnai Railway
Vilnius–Kena Railway
Platforms6
Tracks11
Other information
Websiteltglink.lt
History
Opened1861 (1861)
Rebuilt1950[1]
Services
Waiting hall, ticket office, coffee shops, pharmacy, luggage storage, WC, LTG Link railway museum, ATM, vending kiosks.
Map of the planned Rail Baltica line
Vilnius
Vilnius
Map of the planned Rail Baltica line

History

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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

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  1. "Architektūros objektas".
  2. 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.