Lielvārde Station

Lielvārde Station
Lielvārde Station
Location	Ausekļa iela 1, Lielvārde, Lielvārde Municipality
Coordinates	56°43′20.10″N 24°48′27.13″E
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
History
Opened	1861
Previous names	Ringmundhof, Rembate

Lielvārde Station ( util 1926 - Rembate ) is a railway station on the Riga – Daugavpils Railway.[1] Located in Vidzeme in Lielvarde, the Lielvārde Municipality center.

History

The original station was built in 1861 during construction of the Riga-Daugavpils Railway. Originally its name was Ringmundhofa. During First World War station was severely damaged, and after the war the building was demolished. In 1922 a new station building was erected with the name Rembate, which was one of the first newly built station buildings in the independent Latvian state. In 1926, the station was renamed Lielvarde. The Second World War again brought severe damage to the Station. Again station restoration was not possible, and in 1950 a new station building was constructed. This station building has survived to the present day.

References

"Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-03.

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[1] "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-03.