On 26 February 2009 LDz Cargo Ltd., subsidiary of SJSC Latvijas dzelzceļš, in State Railway Technical Inspectorate of the Republic of Latvia received Part B of Security certificate of Railway Transportation, which enables LDz Cargo Ltd. to provide both cargo transportation and as from 27 February 2009 also international passenger transportation.
LDz Cargo Ltd. has several partners in organization of international passenger transportation: L-Ekspresis Ltd. provides passenger coaches, train attendants, ticket selling in Riga central passenger station, JSC Pasažieru vilciens provides ticket selling in its booking-offices of other biggest railway stations and SJSC Latvijas dzelzceļš rents to the operator tractions.
International passenger transportation from Latvia is organized in the routes Riga-Moscow-Riga and Riga-St.Petersburg-Riga.
Prepared by:
LDz Public Relations Division and LDz Cargo