Editing Heritage railway (section)

===Italy===
{{main|List of heritage railways in Italy}}
[[File:Stazione Cansano.jpg|thumb|Historic train at the [[Cansano]] railway station, along the now tourist {{ill|Sulmona–Isernia railway|it|ferrovia Sulmona-Isernia}} in [[Italy]]]]
[[File:Garessio staz ferr ALn 663.jpg|thumb|Tourist train in transit on the [[Ceva–Ormea railway]] in [[Italy]]]]

In Italy the heritage railway institute is recognized and protected by law no. 128 of 9 August 2017, which has as its objective the protection and valorisation of disused, suspended or abolished railway lines, of particular cultural, landscape and tourist value, including both railway routes and stations and the related works of art and appurtenances, on which, upon proposal of the regions to which they belong, tourism-type traffic management is applied (art. 2, paragraph 1).<ref name="gazzettaufficiale.it">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2017/08/23/17G00141/sg|title=Legge 9 agosto 2017, n. 128|author=Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana}}</ref> At the same time, the law identified a first list of 18 tourist railways, considered to be of particular value (art. 2, paragraph 2).<ref name="gazzettaufficiale.it"/>

The list is periodically updated by decree of the [[Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Italy)|Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport]], in agreement with the [[Ministry of Economy and Finance (Italy)|Ministry of Economy and Finance]] and the [[Ministry of Culture (Italy)|Ministry of Culture]], also taking into account the reports in the State-Regions Conference, a list which in 2022 reached 26 railway lines.<ref name="mit.gov.it">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mit.gov.it/nfsmitgov/files/media/notizia/2022-03/Elenco%20ferrovie%20turistiche.pdf|title=Tratte ferroviarie ad uso turistico|language=it|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> According to article 1, law 128/2017 has as its purpose: "the protection and valorisation of railway sections of particular cultural, landscape and tourist value, which include railway routes, stations and related works of art and appurtenances, and of the historic and tourist rolling stock authorized to travel along them, as well as the regulation of the use of ferrocycles".<ref name="gazzettaufficiale.it"/>

Below is the list of railway lines recognized as tourist railways by Italian legislation.
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a) pursuant to art. 2 paragraph 2 law 128/2017:<ref name="gazzettaufficiale.it"/>
# Sulmona-Castel di Sangro section of the {{ill|Sulmona–Isernia railway|it|ferrovia Sulmona-Isernia}}<ref name="RFI">A ordinary gauge, owned by [[Rete Ferroviaria Italiana|RFI]].</ref>
# {{ill|Cosenza-Camigliatello–San Giovanni in Fiore railway|it|Ferrovia Cosenza-Camigliatello-San Giovanni in Fiore}}<ref>A [[narrow gauge]], regional railway owned by {{ill|Calabria railways|it|Ferrovie della Calabria}}; the service is called ''{{ill|Trenino della Sila|it}}''.</ref>
# {{ill|Avellino–Rocchetta Sant'Antonio railway|it|Ferrovia Avellino-Rocchetta Sant'Antonio}}<ref name="RFI"/>
# {{ill|Gemona del Friuli–Sacile railway|it|Ferrovia Gemona del Friuli-Sacile}}<ref name="RFI"/>
# {{ill|Palazzolo–Paratico railway|it|Ferrovia Palazzolo-Paratico}}<ref name="RFI"/>
# Castel di Sangro-Carpinone section of the Sulmona-Isernia railway<ref>Subsequently extended to Isernia.</ref>
# [[Ceva–Ormea railway]]<ref name="RFI"/>
# {{ill|Mandas–Arbatax railway|it|Ferrovia Mandas-Arbatax}}<ref name="ARST">A [[narrow gauge]], regional railway owned by [[ARST]]; the service is called ''[[Trenino Verde]]''.</ref>
# {{ill|Isili–Sorgono railway|it|Ferrovia Isili-Sorgono}}<ref name="ARST"/>
# [[Sassari–Tempio-Palau railway]]<ref name="ARST"/>
# {{ill|Macomer–Bosa railway|it|Ferrovia Macomer-Bosa}}<ref name="ARST"/>
# {{ill|Alcantara–Randazzo railway|it|Ferrovia Alcantara-Randazzo}}<ref name="RFI"/>
# Castelvetrano-Porto Palo section of the {{ill|Castelvetrano–Porto Empedocle railway|it|ferrovia Castelvetrano-Porto Empedocle}}<ref name="FS reduced Sicily">Line part of the disused narrow gauge FS network of Sicily.</ref>
# Agrigento Bassa-Porto Empedocle section of the Castelvetrano-Porto Empedocle railway<ref name="FS reduced Sicily"/>
# {{ill|Noto–Pachino railway|it|Ferrovia Noto-Pachino}}<ref name="RFI"/>
# [[Asciano–Monte Antico railway]]<ref name="RFI"/>
# {{ill|Civitavecchia–Orte railway|it|Ferrovia Civitavecchia-Orte}}<ref name="RFI"/>
# {{ill|Fano–Urbino railway|it|Ferrovia Fano-Urbino}}<ref name="RFI"/>
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b) pursuant to the Ministerial Decree of 30 March 2022:<ref name="mit.gov.it"/>
# {{ill|Chivasso–Asti railway|it|Ferrovia Chivasso-Asti}}<ref name="RFI"/>
# {{ill|Castagnole–Asti-Mortara railway|it|Ferrovia Castagnole-Asti-Mortara}}<ref name="RFI"/>
# Alba-Nizza Monferrato section of the {{ill|Alessandria–Cavallermaggiore railway|it|ferrovia Alessandria-Cavallermaggiore}}<ref name="RFI"/>
# [[Novara–Varallo railway]]<ref name="RFI"/>
# Fabriano-Pergola section of the {{ill|Urbino–Fabriano railway|it|ferrovia Urbino-Fabriano}}<ref name="RFI"/>
# {{ill|Sicignano degli Alburni–Lagonegro railway|it|Ferrovia Sicignano degli Alburni-Lagonegro}}<ref name="RFI"/>
# {{ill|Rocchetta Sant'Antonio–Gioia del Colle railway|it|Ferrovia Rocchetta Sant'Antonio-Gioia del Colle}}<ref name="RFI"/>
# {{ill|Cuneo–Mondovì railway|it|Ferrovia Cuneo-Mondovì}}<ref name="RFI"/>
# Malnate Olona-Swiss border section of the [[Valmorea railway]].<ref>A ordinary gauge, regional railway owned by [[Ferrovienord]].</ref>
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[[File:Brusio Cavaglia 2009 2.jpg|thumb|[[Bernina railway line]] between [[Poschiavo]], Switzerland, and [[Tirano]], Italy]]

The [[Bernina railway line]] is a [[Single track (rail)|single-track]] {{track gauge|1000mm|allk=on}} railway line forming part of the [[Rhaetian Railway]] (RhB). It links the spa resort of [[St. Moritz]], in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Graubünden]], [[Switzerland]], with the town of [[Tirano]], in the [[Province of Sondrio]], [[Italy]], via the [[Bernina Pass]]. Reaching a height of {{convert|2,253|m}} above sea level, it is the [[List of highest railways in Europe|third highest railway crossing in Europe]]. It also ranks as the highest [[adhesion railway]] of the continent, and{{spnd}}with [[Grade (slope)|inclines]] of up to 7%{{spnd}}as one of the steepest adhesion railways in the world. The elevation difference on the section between the Bernina Pass and Tirano is {{convert|1824|m|ft|abbr=on|0}}, allowing passengers to view glaciers along the line. On 7 July 2008, the Bernina line and the [[Albula railway line]], which also forms part of the RhB, were recorded in the list of [[UNESCO World Heritage Sites]], under the name ''[[Rhaetian Railway]] in the Albula / [[Bernina Express|Bernina]] Landscapes''. The whole site is a cross-border joint Swiss-Italian heritage area. Trains operating on the Bernina line include the [[Bernina Express]].

In July 2023, [[Ferrovie dello Stato]] established a new company, the "FS Treni Turistici Italiani" (English: FS Italian Tourist Trains), with the mission "to propose an offer of railway services expressly designed and calibrated for quality, sustainable tourism and attentive to rediscovering the riches of the Italian territory. Tourism that can experience the train journey as an integral moment of the holiday, an element of quality in the overall tourist experience".<ref name="fsitaliane.it">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fsitaliane.it/content/fsitaliane/it/media/comunicati-stampa/2023/7/24/nuova-societa-fs-treni-turistici-italiani.html|title=Gruppo FS, nasce la nuova società "FS Treni Turistici Italiani"|language=it|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> There are three service areas proposed: 
* ''Luxury trains'', which includes the circulation of the "[[Orient Express]] - La Dolce Vita" from 2024, and [[Venice Simplon Orient Express]], already operating on European routes;<ref name="fsitaliane.it"/>
* ''[[Express train|Express]] and historic trains'', with the express trains of the 1980s and 1990s which being redeveloped and modernized in the railway workshops of [[Rimini]], while the historic trains are used for journeys that include stops with guided tours and tastings;<ref name="fsitaliane.it"/> 
* ''Regional trains'', also with trips that include experiential tourist stops, which pass through places rich in history, with villages and areas of landscape, naturalistic, food and wine and agri-food interest.<ref name="fsitaliane.it"/>