Imanta Station

Imanta
Imanta
	New station building in 2020
General information
Location	Zolitūdes iela 27; Zolitūde, Kurzeme District, Rīga
Coordinates	56°57′2.69″N 23°59′53.96″E / 56.9507472°N 23.9983222°E
Owner	Latvijas Dzelzceļš
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Cycle facilities	Yes
History
Opened	1894
Former names	Zolitūde, Riga–Solitude
Services
Location
Location

Imanta Station is a railway station situated near and named after the Imanta neighbourhood of the Kurzeme District of Riga, Latvia.

It is located on the Torņakalns – Tukums II Railway. All electric trains of the line stop at the station.

History

The station was unveiled as Zolitūde Station (German: Solitude) in 1894 to serve the inhabitants of the local area and to transport agricultural produce and was named after the nearby Zolitūde Manor. In 1928 the station was renamed Imanta, a name which the station bears today, except the period of the German occupation of Latvia during World War II, when the station was known as Riga-Solitude.

The original station building, with some repairs, stood until March 2012, when it was demolished in preparation for renovations to the platform due to safety concerns. Major renovation works and the construction of a new station building began in November 2015. In 2016, the new building was unveiled.