Turmantas railway station
Turmantas | |||||
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Train station in 2016 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Stoties str. 8 Turmantas Lithuania | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°41′59″N 26°27′57″E / 55.69972°N 26.46583°E | ||||
| Owned by | Lithuanian Railways | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||
| Train operators | Lithuanian Railways | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Accessible | Available | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1862 | ||||
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Turmantas railway station (Lithuanian: Turmanto geležinkelio stotis) is a railway passenger and cargo station located in Turmantas town, Zarasai district, Lithuania, on the Lithuanian-Latvian border, at the end of railway line Vilnius - Turmantas. Closest railway stations are situated in Visaginas to the south and Daugavpils (Lithuanian: Daugpilis) to the north.
The railway station serves Turmantas town. Currently it is a terminus for a train passenger service Vilnius - Ignalina - Turmantas - Vilnius. In 2015 a train Vilnius - Daugavpils - St. Petersburg was canceled, which was the oldest train service in Lithuania since the opening of the Saint Petersburg–Warsaw Railway, also passing through this station. From 2018 until 2021 a route Vilnius - Turmantas - Daugavpils was also stopping at this station.
Turmantas's coat of arms features two steel horses, which are the symbols of railways.