Zemitāni Station is a

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on the Riga–Skulte and Riga–Lugaži railway lines.

History

Initially the station was called ''Aleksandra Vārti'' (Alexander

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), after adjacent Arch of Alexander I. This name is known since at least 1889. It was renamed in 1928 in honor of Colonel

Jorģis Zemitāns Jorģis Zemitāns (23 February 1873, Skrīveri parish – 16 January 1928, Riga) was an army officer and commander of the Latvian Northern Brigade during the Latvian War of Independence. Biography Jorģis Zemitāns was born on 23 February 18 ...

, the commander of the Latvian Northern Brigade during the

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. During the Nazi occupation of Latvia, the station carried the name ''Riga-Hohe Brücke'' (Riga-High Bridge). Following the re-occupation of Latvia by the Soviet Union in 1944, it carried the name ''Oškalni'', in memory of pro-Soviet partisan

Otomārs Oškalns Otomārs Aleksandrs Oškalns (12 April 1904 — 1 September 1947) was a prominent Latvian communist and partisan fighter.Ошкалн Отомар Петрович // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. � ...

. In 1991, after the restoration of Latvian independence, the name Zemitāni was restored.

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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 Riga Railway stations in Latvia opened in 1872 {{Latvia-railstation-stub