Imanta Station is a railway station on the Torņakalns – Tukums II Railway.[1] It's located near and named after the Imanta neighborhood of the Kurzeme District of Riga, Latvia. All electric trains of the line stop at the station.
Imanta Station | |||||||||||
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 New station building in 2020 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Rostokas iela 9, Rīga | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°57′2.69″N 23°59′53.96″E / 56.9507472°N 23.9983222°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Latvijas Dzelzceļš | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1894 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Zolitūde, Riga - Solitude | ||||||||||
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  Imanta Station Location within Latvia | |||||||||||
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History edit
The station was unveiled as Zolitūde Station (German: Solitude) in 1894 to serve the inhabitants of the local area and to transport agricultural produce and was named after the nearby Zolitūde Manor. In 1928 the station was renamed Imanta, a name which the station bears today, except the period of the German occupation of Latvia during World War II, when the station was known as Riga-Solitude.
The original station building, with some repairs, stood until March 2012, when it was demolished in preparation for renovations to the platform due to safety concerns.[2] Major renovation works and the construction of a new station building began in November 2015.[3] In 2016, the new building was unveiled.[4]
Gallery edit
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The old station building in 2005 -
The old building in 2010 -
The old interior -
The old interior -
View from the city -
Old name plaque -
Temporary ticket booth and shelter in 2011 -
The new building in 2016
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References edit
- ^ "Publiskās lietošanas dzelzceļa infrastruktūras pārskats 2011" [2011 Public Railway Infrastructure Overview] (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Railways. 2010-06-05. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ "Imanta Railway station to be demolished". EAT RIGA - HOME. 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- ^ "Imanta Railway station | TIVO HOUSES | REFERENCE PROJECTS". TIVO HOUSES. 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- ^ Gromov, Yevgeny. "Новое пассажирское здание". Railwayz.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-11-28.
External links edit
Media related to Imanta station at Wikimedia Commons
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