Šeštokai

Town in Dzūkija, Lithuania
Coat of arms of Šeštokai
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54°22′0″N 23°26′0″E / 54.36667°N 23.43333°E / 54.36667; 23.43333Country LithuaniaEthnographic regionDzūkijaCounty Alytus CountyMunicipalityLazdijai District MunicipalityEldershipŠeštokai EldershipCapital ofŠeštokai EldershipPopulation
 (2021)
 • Total516Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Šeštokai is a small town in southern Lithuania.

Infrastructure

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

  1. ^ "This is where 2020 has got Lithuania on the international railway map". Rail Freight. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Europinė vėžė pasiekė Kauną: kuo dar nustebins šimtmečio projektas?". Kas Vyksta Kaune. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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