📋 Tender Overview
In the first nine months of 2025, 16.2 million passengers used the train passenger carrier VIVI services - 1.7 million or 11% more than in the corresponding period last year, when 14.5 million passengers were carried. At the same time, the accuracy of the trains - an indicator reflecting the fulfillment of flights according to the schedule - during this period was 98.6 %, maintaining Vivis position among the most accurate train passenger carriers in Europe. In September, the number of passengers continued to increase in electrified rail lines, where the new Vivi electric trains run. The most popular line of nine months is still Riga - Tukums with 5.9 million passengers and 11% rise, compared to the same period last year. Skultes direction, where there is a 16% increase, has also remained rapid growth. In the autumn, the increase in the number of passengers in August in September is in the direction of Aizkraukle, where almost 64 thousand more passengers were transported, and in the direction of Jelgava, where the number of passengers has increased by more than 44 thousand. In response to the rapid rise in demand on the Riga -Jelgava line from 22 September this year, six new flights run in the maximum hours of the highest passenger flow. They are provided by diesel trains, as additional electric trains on this line are not possible due to modernization works of the electrified network of SJSC Latvijas dzelzcels. In the first nine months of this year, positive dynamics can also be observed in non -electrified railway lines - the number of passengers in the direction of Sigulda has increased by 14%and in Daugavpils - by 7%. The number of passengers on the Lugazi -Valga route has increased more than twice, proving the increasing interest of the population in convenient international train traffic in the Baltic States. More than 2,500 Riga United Tickets have also been sold in September, which saves one euro on each trip, using both train passenger carrier Vivi services and Rigas satiksme transport. Almost half of them were purchased by the Riga -Tukums route passengers, the Riga -Skulte sold almost a quarter of the tickets, the Riga -Jelgava route 15% and the Riga -Aizkraukle route 12%. In order to improve availability and facilitate planning, interval schedules are gradually introduced, where trains run at regular time intervals - for example, every 15 or 30 minutes. Such a 15 -minute interval schedule was introduced towards Jurmala, significantly facilitating passenger movement and orientation in the movement list. At the same time, the modernization of passenger infrastructure is taking place - the SJSC Latvijas dzelzcels is rebuilding passenger platforms, providing more convenient and safer access to trains. Vivi calls on passengers to follow the changes in the movement schedule regularly due to various repairs. We invite you to contact the VIVI Customer Service Center for the purchase of train movements, tickets or other travel issues by calling 8760 24 hours a day. About train passenger carrier Vivi: Vivi is the largest train passenger carrier in the Baltics, providing safe and accurate passenger transport in modern and convenient trains. The company is one of the most accurate railway passenger carriers in Europe and the Baltics in terms of accuracy of the flights exceeded, with an accuracy of 98%. In 2024, Vivi trains carried 19.4 million passengers. The company makes a significant contribution to the Latvian economy, ensuring the mobility of the population and employing more than 950 employees. Author of the News: Sigita Paula Vivi Communication and Marketing Department, 28303346 Photo: Ministry of Transport
