Vilnius railway station

Vilnius Railway Station (Lithuanian: Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis) is a Lithuanian Railways station in Vilnius.

Vilnius railway station Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
Location	16 Geležinkelio str. Vilnius Lithuania
Coordinates	54°40′13″N 25°17′4″E
Owned by	Lithuanian Railways
Platforms	5
Train operators	Lithuanian Railways, Russian Railways,[1] Belarusian Railway[2]
Other information
Website	www.litrail.lt
History
Opened	1861
Rebuilt	1950[3]

Vilnius

Map of the planned Rail Baltica line

History

The station was opened in 1861[4] building the Saint Petersburg–Warsaw Railway and rebuilt after World War II in socialist realism style. The building was renovated in 2001.[5] The railway station is located next to Vilnius Bus Station.

Train services

The main local railways with the railway station are Vilnius–Klaipėda Railway, Vilnius–Kaunas Railway and Vilnius–Turmantas Railway.

The station is served by the following local and international services:[6]

• Vilnius – Minsk (BY)
• Kaliningrad (RU) – Vilnius – Moscow (RU)
• Kaliningrad (RU) – Vilnius – St. Petersburg (RU)
• Naujoji Vilnia – Vilnius – Kaunas
• Naujoji Vilnia – Vilnius – Trakai
• Vilnius – Šiauliai – Klaipėda
• Vilnius – Ignalina – Turmantas – Daugavpils (LV)
• Vilnius – Varėna – Marcinkonys
• Vilnius – Kena
• Vilnius – Vilnius Airport

Public transportation

The station is also a major Vilnius public transportation hub. It can be reached by trolleybuses, rapid buses, night buses, and regular buses.

See also

• Vilnius Airport Railway Station
• Rail Baltica

References

1. http://pass.rzd.ru/static/public/en?STRUCTURE_ID=5125&layer_id=3290&refererLayerId=162&id=2370
2. rasp.rw.by/en/route/?from=Minsk&to=Vilnius&date=everyday
3. http://www.autc.lt/en/architecture-objects/740?oe=5&type=1&rt=3
4. Geležinkelių muziejus
5. "Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis". Architektūros ir urbanistikos tyrimų centras. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
6. "Lithuanian Railways | E.ticket". www.traukiniobilietas.lt. Retrieved 2017-02-03.