Šeštokai
Appearance
Šeštokai | |
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Town | |
![]() Šeštokai Railway Station | |
Coordinates: 54°22′0″N 23°26′0″E / 54.36667°N 23.43333°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Ethnographic region | Dzūkija |
County | ![]() |
Municipality | Lazdijai District Municipality |
Eldership | Šeštokai Eldership |
Capital of | Šeštokai Eldership |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 516 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Šeštokai is a small town in southern Lithuania.
Infrastructure
[edit]The town is a transport hub as it hosts Šeštokai Intermodal Terminal[1] and has dual gauge track as well as break-of-gauge for the 1435 mm standard gauge and 1520 mm broad gauge. It is also a major rail junction on the Rail Baltica I line from Poland to the city of Kaunas.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "This is where 2020 has got Lithuania on the international railway map". Rail Freight. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Europinė vėžė pasiekė Kauną: kuo dar nustebins šimtmečio projektas?". Kas Vyksta Kaune. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.