Vilnius – Klaipėda Railway () is one of the main local railways in

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. This railway connects the Lithuanian capital

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with the country's biggest seaside city

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. It is the most actively used train line in Lithuania. The train services going from Vilnius to Klaipėda run 4 times per day.

History

In 2016, new

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L locomotives were introduced on the Vilnius-Klaipėda route. In 2022, the electrification of Vilnius-Klaipėda Railway project started with an estimated cost of 411.26 million

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emissions from the line will be reduced by 150 thousand tonnes each year.

Stations

References

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