2026

In the first quarter of this year, Vivi carried 4.6 million train passengers. This is 2.5% or 120,000 fewer than in 2025, but 16% more than in 2024. The most significant decline in passenger numbers compared to 2025 is on the Tukums line. There, the number of passengers has fallen by 12.6% or more than 206,000, as the number of trips on the Tukums line was reduced due to repair work by VAS “Latvijas dzelzceļš”.

Starting Monday, 30 March, Elron has launched the sale of domestic tickets in Latvia on the Tallinn–Tartu–Riga route, specifically for the Valmiera–Riga section. Tickets can be purchased onboard from a customer service representative of the Latvian passenger train operator Vivi.

Three Baltic passenger train operators – Latvia’s “Vivi”, Estonia’s “Elron” and Lithuania’s “LTG Link” – announced today in Tallinn the launch of a joint procurement for the purchase of new European-standard regional rolling stock.

In February of this year, 1.4 million passengers used the services of the passenger train operator Vivi. This is 3% or 50,000 fewer than in 2025, but 11% more than in 2024. Electrified lines had the greatest impact on changes in passenger numbers. Passenger numbers on the Jelgava and Aizkraukle lines continued to rise, but on the Tukums and Skulte lines – where the number of trips was reduced due to repair work by VAS “Latvijas dzelzceļš” – passenger traffic fell by 62,000 and 4,500, respectively.

In 2025, a record 21.3 million passengers used the services of the train passenger carrier Vivi. This is an increase of almost 1.9 million, or 10%, compared to 2024, when just under 19.5 million were carried. At the same time, the punctuality of trains - a measure that reflects the on-time completion of trips according to the timetable - reached 98.4% last year, maintaining Vivi's position among the most punctual train passenger carriers in Europe, despite extensive repairs to the electrified network of VAS “Latvijas dzelzceļš” on the Tukums and Jelgava lines.

On Monday, 12 January, in the afternoon (at 14:50), the first regular train will depart from Tallinn Baltic Station on the Tallinn–Tartu–Riga route, arriving at Riga Central Railway Station at 20:46. Initially, tickets will be available only for international passengers; domestic tickets in Latvia on the Valmiera–Riga route will be available for purchase within the coming weeks.