Šeštokai
Šeštokai | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Šeštokai Railway Station | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Šeštokai Location of Šeštokai | |
| Coordinates: 54°22′0″N 23°26′0″E / 54.36667°N 23.43333°E / 54.36667; 23.43333 | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Dzūkija |
| County |  Alytus 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
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
- ^ "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.
