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Vintage tram to resume service in Riga during active tourism season

BC, Riga, 25.04.2018.Print version
The restored tourist tram originally built in 1901 will resume service in Riga during the active tourism season also this year, said Rigas Satiksme municipal company providing public transport services in the Latvian capital, cites LETA.

Photo: rigassatiksme.lv

The tram will be cruising the streets every Saturday, Sunday and on public holidays from May 1 to September 30.


The old tram car has been given a new look and its interior has been redecorated with historic photographs on the occasion of Latvia's centenary.


The tram will be running from Ausekla Street in the city center to the Riga suburb of Mezaparks. The tram's route will take tourists through central Riga and pass several landmarks, for example, the Latvian National Theater building, Latvian National Opera, the Freedom Monument, the Riga Zoo and others.


Tickets can be purchased from the driver and cost EUR 2 for adults. It is also possible to hire the vintage tram car for private use at the hourly rate of EUR 85.


The vintage tram has a total of 18 seats and standing room for ten more persons.





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