Gallery: Tartu-Riga train takes first trip

Gallery: Tartu-Riga train takes first trip

The long-awaited Tartu-Riga train made its inaugural run on Monday, before the route officially launches later this month, and was met with celebrations along the route.

Railway diplomacy: Tartu and Riga reconnected by train

The departure of a morning train from Tartu to Riga on Monday marked a modest but meaningful moment in Baltic transport, reconnecting two historic cities by rail and signalling a renewed confidence in regional mobility. A small but symbolically loaded moment in Baltic connectivity unfolded on Monday morning, 5 January, when a passenger train departed Tartu at 10:05 bound for Riga. The inaugural run of the new Tallinn–Tartu–Riga rail line was mor…