Latvian Railways

Latvijas dzelzceļš is the state-owned company responsible for managing the public railway infrastructure in Latvia. It is fully owned by the Latvian government, with all shares held by the Republic of Latvia; the holder of the state shares is the Latvian Ministry of Transport. Latvijas dzelzceļš was founded on 2 September 1991 and is considered the successor of the Latvian State Railways company which was established on 5 August 1919 and dissolved by the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940.