Lielvārde Station (until 1926, ''Rembate'') is a

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on the

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in Latvia. It is located in

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in Lielvarde, the

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center. All but two Riga - Daugavpils - Riga trains stop here, as well as all Riga - Zilupe trains, one Zilupe - Riga train, and many suburban services from Riga to Aizkraukle. The route Riga-Lielvarde terminates here, and all trains on the routre Riga - Rezekne II pass the station.

History

The original station was built in 1861 during construction of the

. Originally its name was Ringmundhofa. During the First World War the station was severely damaged, and after the war the building was demolished. In 1922 a new station building was erected with the name Rembate, as 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.

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Latvijas dzelzceļš (LDz)
– state-owned company managing public railway infrastructure in Latvia. *
Pasažieru vilciens (Vivi)
– sole passenger train operating company in Latvia. Railway stations in Latvia opened in 1861 {{Latvia-railstation-stub