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Bānīša Draugu klubs

Biedrība Bānīša Draugu klubs

Baloži, Ķekavas novads, Latvia

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Profile last updated: July 14, 2026

About

Bānīša Draugu klubs is a non-profit association based in Baloži, Latvia working on heritage, community development.

Bānīša Draugu klubs (BDK) is a Latvian association of railway enthusiasts based in Baloži, Ķekava municipality, near Riga. Run largely by volunteers, it is restoring a former peat extraction narrow-gauge railway (750 mm gauge) into a museum railway. The project preserves rolling stock and industrial heritage, runs seasonal excursion trains and guided walks in the peat bog, and offers volunteering opportunities. The association also works with peat producers and public bodies on the project and holds public-benefit organisation status.

Location

Baloži, Latvia

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

biedrība

Legal name

Biedrība Bānīša Draugu klubs

Registration

LV40008187520

VAT number

LV40008187520

Focus areas

museum railwaypeat railwayindustrial heritagevolunteeringnarrow gauge

Languages

LVEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

HeritageCommunity development

Works for

Communities

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Baložu kūdras muzejdzelzceļš (Baloži Peat Museum Railway)

Heritage · Latvia

A volunteer-restored narrow-gauge peat railway in Baloži, Ķekava municipality, being developed into a museum railway. It offers excursion trains and walking tours in the peat bog, and preserves rolling stock and industrial heritage linked to peat extraction.

Countries of operation

Latvia

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsGrants

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerCorporate partnership

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

SIA Pindstrup Latvia, AS Līvānu kūdras fabrika, Ķekavas novada dome, Valsts Kultūrkapitāla fonds, SIA Klasmann-Deilmann Latvia, SIA Olaines kūdra

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