Even before the trains started running, people in the public sphere were expressing their confusion at the benefits of such a connection, as the same journey is quicker and cheaper by bus. On the first day, it was easy to find free seats on the trains.
On Monday, a train arrived at Riga Central Railway Station at around 11:00, having traveled for four hours from Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Some people got off and continued their day in Riga, while others went on to ...