AS Pasažieru vilciens News | Sep 30, 2024

On September 30, 2024, an AS Pasažieru vilciens train fatally struck a man in Babīte, leading to a criminal investigation...


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AS Pasažieru vilciens

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Pasažieru vilciens is the only passenger-carrying railway company in Latvia, operating both electric and diesel trains on various lines throughout the country. It was formed in November 2001 by bringing together two separate companies under one name, creating the first subsidiary of Latvian Railways. As of October 2008, JSC Pasažieru vilciens is an independent state-owned company, currently operating ten routes with its main base in Riga.


Updates as of Sep 30, 2024

  • On September 30, 2024, an AS Pasažieru vilciens train fatally struck a man in Babīte, leading to a criminal investigation.
  • AS Pasažieru vilciens will install the first bike racks in new Škoda Vagonka electric trains by early next year, with project costs reduced by 25.8% to €888,600.
  • AS Pasažieru vilciens has increased the 30-day ticket price for train No. 724 on the Jelgava line from 40 to 60 euros.
  • AS Pasažieru vilciens launched the Vivi Dispatch Center to improve rail passenger service quality and incident management.
  • AS Pasažieru vilciens launched a 24/7 dispatcher center to quickly respond to train schedule changes and inform passengers.
  • AS Pasažieru vilciens extended the route of train No. 813 from Krustpils to Riga, now starting from Līvāni station at 18:10.
  • AS Pasažieru vilciens plans to use any of its trains on the 'center-airport' route instead of maintaining a few special non-standard gauge trains.
  • AS Pasažieru vilciens is hiring a Head of Finance Department to lead financial planning and reporting.
  • AS Pasažieru vilciens will conduct procurements below the threshold values in the Mercell system and those equal to or above the threshold values in the EIS buyer profile.
  • Raivo Eglītis has joined AS Pasažieru vilciens as the Head of Business Information System Development Division of the Information Technology Department from his previous position as Head of Business Information System Development Sector at VAS "Valsts nekustamie īpašumi"​ / State Real Estate, Latvia.

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