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== Transport == {{Main|Transport in San Marino}}The [[Azienda Autonoma di Stato per i Servizi Pubblici]], the Sammarinese state company for [[public transport]], operates the country's bus network and [[Aerial tramway|aerial cablecar system]].<ref name=":42">{{Cite web|last=Fabbri|first=Monica|date=26 May 2021|title="La funivia sammarinese è sicura", garantisce AASS. Ecco le differenze con l'impianto di Mottarone|trans-title="The San Marino cablecar is safe", guarantees AASS: here are the differences with the Mottarone plant|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/attualita-c4/la-funivia-sammarinese-e-sicura-garantisce-aass-ecco-le-differenze-con-l-impianto-di-mottarone-a206296|access-date=31 December 2023|website=[[San Marino RTV]]|language=it-SM}}</ref><ref name=":03">{{Cite web|title=Orari autobus di linea|trans-title=Bus timetables|url=https://www.aass.sm/site/home/trasporti/orari-autobus-di-linea.html|access-date=31 December 2023|website=[[Azienda Autonoma di Stato per i Servizi Pubblici]]|language=it-SM}}</ref> === Road === {{Main|San Marino Highway}} The main road is the [[San Marino Highway]], a [[dual carriageway]] which runs between [[Borgo Maggiore]] and [[Dogana]] through [[Domagnano]] and [[Serravalle, San Marino|Serravalle]]. After crossing the international border at Dogana, the highway continues through Italy as the [[Strada statale 72 di San Marino|SS72 state road]], touching the international border at [[Rovereta]]. It serves Cerasolo, a {{Lang|it|frazione}} of [[Coriano]], and the Rimini Sud exit of the [[Autostrada A14 (Italy)|A14 tolled highway]], before terminating at the crossroads with the {{Interlanguage link|SS16|it|Strada statale 16 Adriatica}} state road.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Santini|first=Simone|date=1 September 2017|title=Rimini-San Marino, ma che Consolare è?|trans-title=But what kind of consular road is the Rimini-San Marino?|url=https://www.ilponte.com/rimini-san-marino-ma-che-consolare-e/|access-date=1 January 2024|website=Il Ponte|language=it-IT}}</ref> Several taxi companies operate in San Marino.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Taxi|url=http://www.sanmarinopertutti.com/default.asp?id=513|access-date=31 December 2023|website=sanmarinopertutti.com|language=it-SM}}</ref> === Buses and coaches === As of December 2023, eight bus routes operate entirely within San Marino. All but one line starts in the [[City of San Marino]], with several lines serving [[Borgo Maggiore]], [[Domagnano]], [[Serravalle, San Marino|Serravalle]], [[Dogana]], and San Marino Hospital.<ref name=":03"/> Start Romagna SpA operates several routes that run entirely in Italian territory but near the Sammarinese border, providing connections to Rimini, [[Verucchio]], and [[Novafeltria]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Linea 7|url=https://www.startromagna.it/linee/7/|access-date=31 December 2023|website=Start Romagna SpA|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Linea 16|url=https://www.startromagna.it/linee/16/|access-date=31 December 2023|website=Start Romagna SpA|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Linea 160|url=https://www.startromagna.it/linee/160/|access-date=31 December 2023|website=Start Romagna SpA|language=it}}</ref> Rimini and San Marino are connected by the coach companies Bonelli and Benedettini, which provide several services per day throughout the year.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=17 July 2023|title=Bus to San Marino Republic|url=https://riminiturismo.it/en/visitatori/come-arrivare/collegamenti/pullman/bus-san-marino-republic|access-date=31 December 2023|website=riminiturismo.it}}</ref> In the City of San Marino, the coaches depart from the central bus stop in Piazzale Marino Calcigni,<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Pianta della Città di San Marino|trans-title=Map of the City of San Marino|url=https://www.sanmarinosite.com/sms_pdf/centro_storico.pdf|access-date=31 December 2023|website=San Marino Site|language=it-SM}}</ref> then stop in [[Borgo Maggiore]], [[Domagnano]], [[Serravalle, San Marino|Serravalle]], [[Dogana]], and Cerasolo, a {{Lang|it|frazione}} of [[Coriano]], before reaching Rimini's [[Arch of Augustus (Rimini)|Arch of Augustus]] and [[Rimini railway station|railway station]].<ref name=":1" /> The coaches complete the route in approximately fifty minutes.<ref name=":1" /> === Aerial cablecar system === {{Main|Funivia di San Marino}} [[File:Funivia di San Marino.jpg|thumb|right|A cablecar overlooks [[Borgo Maggiore]] in April 2022.]] The [[Funivia di San Marino]] is an [[Aerial tramway|aerial cablecar system]] connecting a lower terminus in [[Borgo Maggiore]] to an upper terminus in the [[City of San Marino]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|title=Ropeway – San Marino Cable Car|url=https://www.sanmarinosite.com/en/how-to-reach/ropeway/|access-date=31 December 2023|website=San Marino Site|date=13 October 2014 }}</ref> Running every fifteen minutes, the two-minute ride is renowned for its panoramic views over San Marino, the [[Province of Rimini]], and the [[Adriatic Sea]].<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":12">{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Funivia di San Marino|trans-title=San Marino Cablecar System|url=https://www.doppelmayr.com/it/progetti-di-riferimento/progetto-di-riferimento-45-atw-funivia-di-san-marino/|access-date=31 December 2023|website=[[Doppelmayr USA|Doppelmayr Group]]|language=it-SM}}</ref> The cablecar system is a major [[tourist attraction]], and considered a defining symbol of San Marino.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":12" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Pelliccioni|first=Silvia|date=30 March 2015|title="Simbolo della Repubblica": vecchia cabina funivia nella rotatoria della Sottomontana|trans-title="Symbol of the Republic": Old cablecar in the Sottomontana roundabout|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/attualita-c4/simbolo-repubblica-vecchia-cabina-funivia-nella-rotatoria-sottomontana-a60473|access-date=31 December 2023|website=[[San Marino RTV]]|language=it-SM}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=24 June 2019|title=San Marino, esercitazione di recupero passeggeri dalla funivia|trans-title=San Marino: Passenger recovery exercise from the cablecar|url=https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/rimini/cronaca/san-arino-funivia-1.4662568|access-date=31 December 2023|website=[[Il Resto del Carlino]]|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=9 August 2022|title=Anche San Marino ha la sua versione del Monopoly|trans-title=Even San Marino has its version of Monopoly|url=https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/rimini/cronaca/anche-san-marino-ha-la-sua-versione-del-monopoly-1.7965588|access-date=31 December 2023|website=[[Il Resto del Carlino]]|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=15 April 2017|title=San Marino. Inaugurata la funivia di Borgo Maggiore|trans-title=San Marino: the Borgo Maggiore cablecar system is inaugurated|url=https://www.libertas.sm/san-marino-inaugurata-la-funivia-di-borgo-maggiore/|access-date=31 December 2023|website=libertas.sm|language=it-IT}}</ref> The cablecar system transports 500,000 passengers yearly across approximately 21,000 trips.<ref name=":42"/><ref name=":152">{{Cite web|last=Simoncini|first=Myriam|date=1 August 2009|title=50 anni e non li dimostra|trans-title=50 years and it doesn't show it|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/cultura-c6/50-anni-non-li-dimostra-a109456|access-date=31 December 2023|website=[[San Marino RTV]]|language=it-SM}}</ref> It was inaugurated on 1 August 1959.<ref name=":152"/><ref name=":62">{{Cite web|date=13 September 2018|title=La Funivia|trans-title=The Cablecar System|url=https://www.aass.sm/site/home/lazienda/storia/articolo50005262.html|access-date=31 December 2023|website=[[Azienda Autonoma di Stato per i Servizi Pubblici]]}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=Funivia di San Marino|trans-title=San Marino Cablecar System|url=https://www.romagna.net/repubblica-di-san-marino/luoghi-di-interesse/funivia-di-san-marino/|access-date=31 December 2023|website=romagna.net|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=5 April 2020|title=La storia del servizio elicottero a San Marino, legato alla crescita del turismo di massa|trans-title=The history of the helicopter service in San Marino, linked to the growth of mass tourism|url=https://www.titanpostsm.com/1514/La%20storia%20del%20servizio%20elicottero%20a%20San%20Marino,%20legato%20alla%20crescita%20del%20turismo%20di%20massa/|access-date=31 December 2023|website=www.titanpostsm.com|language=it-SM|archive-date=31 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231160920/https://www.titanpostsm.com/1514/La%20storia%20del%20servizio%20elicottero%20a%20San%20Marino,%20legato%20alla%20crescita%20del%20turismo%20di%20massa/|url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1995 and 1996, it was modernised with double load-bearing cables built by [[Doppelmayr USA|Doppelmayr Italia]],<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Funivia di San Marino|trans-title=San Marino Cablecar System|url=https://www.aass.sm/site/home/trasporti/funivia.html|access-date=31 December 2023|website=[[Azienda Autonoma di Stato per i Servizi Pubblici]]|language=it-SM}}</ref><ref name=":62"/> and further renovated in spring 2017.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":62" /> === Aviation === {{See also|Federico Fellini International Airport}}The closest airports to San Marino are [[Federico Fellini International Airport|Federico Fellini Airport]] in Rimini's {{Lang|it|frazione}} of [[Miramare di Rimini|Miramare]], [[Forlì Airport|Luigi Ridolfi Airport]] in [[Forlì]], [[Marche Airport|Raffaello Sanzio Airport]] in [[Ancona]], and [[Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport|Guglielmo Marconi Airport]] in [[Bologna]]. [[File:Rimini airport terminal 2018.JPG|left|thumb|The terminal of [[Federico Fellini International Airport|Fellini Airport]] in March 2018, since its repainting]] Since the 1980s, the governments of San Marino and Italy have signed several bilateral agreements concerning San Marino's access to Fellini Airport.<ref name=":05">{{Cite web|last=Pari|first=Mario|date=5 September 2018|title=Aeroporto: la Repubblica di San Marino non mette le ali|trans-title=Airport: The Republic of San Marino does not spread its wings|url=https://www.riminiduepuntozero.it/aeroporto-la-repubblica-di-san-marino-non-mette-le-ali/|access-date=1 January 2024|website=Riminiduepuntozero|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref name="sanmarinortv.sm">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=16 September 2013|title=Firmato l'accordo di assegnazione aree del Fellini|trans-title=Fellini area assignment agreement signed|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/economia-c5/firmato-accordo-assegnazione-aree-fellini-a27340|access-date=1 January 2024|website=[[San Marino RTV]]|language=it-SM}}</ref><ref name=":16">{{Cite web|date=3 January 2012|title=San Marino atterra al Fellini. Ora via ai voli del Titano|trans-title=San Marino lands at Fellini: Now the Titan flights have a green light|url=https://www.riminitoday.it/cronaca/san-marino-aeroporto-fellini-ora-via-ai-voli-del-titano.html|access-date=22 December 2023|website=RiminiToday|language=it}}</ref> After the Sammarinese government acquired a 3% stake in Fellini Airport's management company, Aeradria, in 2002,<ref name=":722">{{Cite web|last=Rtv|first=San Marino|date=12 February 2004|title=Aeroporto di Rimini: dalla guerra all'ingresso di San Marino|trans-title=Rimini Airport: From the war to San Marino's entry|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/attualita-c4/aeroporto-rimini-dalla-guerra-ingresso-san-marino-a92887|access-date=2 November 2023|website=[[San Marino RTV]]|language=it}}</ref> the airport was officially named Rimini-San Marino Airport.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Russo|first=Carlo|date=24 November 2000|title=Rimini, scalo di stato: San Marino ha un suo aeroporto|trans-title=Rimini, state airport: San Marino has its own airport|url=https://www.italiaoggi.it/archivio/rimini-scalo-di-stato-115042|access-date=1 January 2024|website=Italia Oggi}}</ref> In June 2018, Ariminum, Aeradria's successor as Fellini Airport's management company, repainted the airport terminal to read {{Lang|it|Aeroporto Internazionale di Rimini e San Marino}} (Rimini and San Marino International Airport), replacing the previous {{Lang|it|Aeroporto Internazionale Federico Fellini}} (Federico Fellini International Airport).<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=3 March 2018|title=Il nuovo look dell'aeroporto: "San Marino" ha preso il posto di "Federico Fellini"|trans-title=The new look of the airport: "San Marino" has taken the place of "Federico Fellini"|url=https://www.riminiduepuntozero.it/il-nuovo-look-dellaeroporto-san-marino-ha-preso-il-posto-di-federico-fellini/|access-date=1 January 2014|website=Riminiduepuntozero|language=it-IT}}</ref> The most significant bilateral agreement, ratified on 16 September 2013, provided San Marino a forty-year concession over some areas of Fellini Airport.<ref name="sanmarinortv.sm"/><ref name=":07">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=12 August 2023|title=Aeroporto Fellini, sullo scalo internazionale incontro a Roma a settembre|trans-title=Fellini Airport: On the international airport meeting in Rome in September|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/attualita-c4/aeroporto-fellini-sullo-scalo-internazionale-incontro-a-roma-a-settembre-a245543|access-date=1 January 2024|website=[[San Marino RTV]]|language=it-SM}}</ref><ref name=":18">{{Cite web|last1=Mincuzzi|first1=Angelo|last2=Oddo|first2=Giuseppe|date=24 April 2014|title=Una misteriosa cordata estera per l'aeroporto di Rimini-San Marino|trans-title=A mysterious foreign consortium for the Rimini-San Marino airport|url=http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/notizie/2014-07-23/una-misteriosa-cordata-estera-l-aeroporto-rimini-san-marino-194420.shtml?uuid=ABT3cidB|access-date=1 January 2024|website=[[Il Sole 24 Ore]]|language=it}}</ref> The areas were expected to host a private terminal, with a customs border allowing goods destined for San Marino not to pass through Italian customs.<ref name=":18" /> As of August 2023, Sammarinese authorities still have no presence at the airport.<ref name=":07" /> [[Torraccia Airfield]] is San Marino's only aviation facility. It is a small [[general aviation]] [[aerodrome]] in [[Torraccia]], a village east of the {{Lang|it|castello}} of Domagnano, less than {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=off}} from the Italian border.<ref name=":222">{{Cite web|date=20 August 2017|title=Torraccia|url=https://forgottenairfields.com/airfield-torraccia-148.html|access-date=1 January 2024|website=forgottenairfields.com}}</ref> Torraccia's only [[Poaceae|grass]] [[runway]] was first used in 1981, but the airfield's structure was opened in 1985.<ref name=":033">{{Cite web|last=Bollini|first=Marco|date=5 July 2015|title=San Marino avrà un aeroporto?|trans-title=Will San Marino have an airport?|url=https://www.giornalesm.com/san-marino-avra-aeroporto/|access-date=1 January 2024|website=giornalesm.com|language=it-SM}}</ref><ref name=":322">{{Cite web|title=Chi Siamo|trans-title=Who we are|url=https://www.aeroclubsanmarino.com/chi-siamo/|access-date=1 January 2024|website=Aeroclub San Marino|language=it-SM}}</ref> In July 2012, the runway was extended to {{convert|650|m|ft|abbr=off}}.<ref name=":222"/> The airfield is owned and operated by Aeroclub San Marino,<ref name=":222"/><ref name=":033"/><ref name=":13">{{Cite web|date=13 October 2023|title=Eliporto Torraccia - Aeroclub San Marino {{!}} Rimini turismo|trans-title=Torraccia heliport - Aeroclub San Marino|url=https://riminiturismo.it/visitatori/come-arrivare/collegamenti/aereo/eliporto-torraccia-aeroclub-san-marino|access-date=1 January 2024|website=riminiturismo.it|language=it}}</ref> a [[flying club]] with approximately 100 members.<ref name=":322"/> In the summer, between ten and fifteen planes typically land at the airfield per day.<ref name=":033" /><ref name=":9">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=3 July 2015|title=Torraccia: da aerodromo ad aeroporto|trans-title=Torraccia: From aerodrome to airport|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/attualita-c4/torraccia-aerodromo-aeroporto-a60048|access-date=1 January 2024|website=[[San Marino RTV]]|language=it-SM}}</ref> The airfield hosts a [[Flight training|flight school]], recreational flights and sports, and some tourist flights in small aircraft.<ref name=":222" /><ref name=":322" /><ref name=":13" /> At the site of the present-day parking lot for the Funivia's Borgo Maggiore terminus was a [[heliport]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=30 August 2015|title=Borgo Maggiore: concerto della banda "Queen Victoria" per rinnovare il gemellaggio con Zurrieq|trans-title=Borgo Maggiore: Concert by the "Queen Victoria" band to renew the twinning with Zurrieq|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/cultura-c6/borgo-maggiore-concerto-banda-queen-victoria-rinnovare-gemellaggio-zurrieq-a101024|access-date=1 January 2024|website=[[San Marino RTV]]|language=it-SM}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=5 September 2023|title=Ordinanza n.189/2023|url=https://www.interni.sm/pub1/InterniSM/dam/jcr:c0686586-027f-46da-97f1-8734f8161aa8/Ordinanza%20n.189-2023.pdf|access-date=1 January 2024|website=State Secretariat for Internal Affairs}}</ref> which inaugurated its first flights in September 1950.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|date=5 April 2020|title=La storia del servizio elicottero a San Marino, legato alla crescita del turismo di massa|trans-title=The history of the helicopter service in San Marino, linked to the growth of mass tourism|url=https://www.titanpostsm.com/1514/La%20storia%20del%20servizio%20elicottero%20a%20San%20Marino,%20legato%20alla%20crescita%20del%20turismo%20di%20massa/|access-date=31 December 2023|website=www.titanpostsm.com|language=it-SM|archive-date=31 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231160920/https://www.titanpostsm.com/1514/La%20storia%20del%20servizio%20elicottero%20a%20San%20Marino,%20legato%20alla%20crescita%20del%20turismo%20di%20massa/|url-status=dead }}</ref> On 30 June 1959, a helicopter line running between Borgo Maggiore and a heliport by Rimini's port was inaugurated.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":11">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=29 June 2023|title=30 giugno 1961 - Inaugurata la linea di elicotteri Rimini - San Marino - San Leo|trans-title=30 June 1961 – The Rimini – San Marino – San Leo helicopter line is inaugurated|url=https://www.chiamamicitta.it/30-giugno-1961-inaugurata-linea-elicotteri-rimini-san-marino-san-leo/|access-date=1 January 2024|website=Chiamami Città|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref name=":143">{{Cite web|last=Gambetti|first=Nicola|date=5 August 2023|title=Rimini - San Marino - San Leo in elicottero|trans-title=Rimini – San Marino – San Leo by helicopter|url=https://riminisparita.it/rimini-san-marino-san-leo-in-elicottero/|access-date=1 January 2024|website=Rimini Sparita|language=it-IT}}</ref> Operated by Compagnia Italiana Elicotteri, the service ran several times per day,<ref name=":112">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=29 June 2023|title=30 giugno 1961 - Inaugurata la linea di elicotteri Rimini - San Marino - San Leo|trans-title=30 June 1961 – The Rimini – San Marino – San Leo helicopter line is inaugurated|url=https://www.chiamamicitta.it/30-giugno-1961-inaugurata-linea-elicotteri-rimini-san-marino-san-leo/|access-date=1 January 2024|website=Chiamami Città|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref name=":143"/> using a fleet of four-seater [[Bell 47J Ranger]]s and a three-seater [[Bell 47|Agusta-Bell AB-47G]],<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":112" /><ref name=":143" /> which were serviced at Rimini's airport.<ref name=":143" /> In 1964, the line was extended to [[San Leo]].<ref name=":112" /><ref name=":143" /> Tickets would cost up to 12,500 lire,<ref name=":112" /> including the cablecar to the City of San Marino and a shuttle to the [[Forte di San Leo|Leonine fortress]]. The service would take fifteen minutes to reach Rimini and ten minutes to reach San Leo. The service closed in 1969.<ref name=":112" /><ref name=":143" /> === Railway === {{Main|Ferrovia Rimini–San Marino}} [[File:San-Marino,_motorvagono_de_la_eksa_fervojo,_2.jpeg|thumb|The restored AB-03 [[locomotive]] and a reactivated section of the [[Rimini–San Marino railway]], opened in the [[City of San Marino]]]] San Marino currently has no railway except an {{convert|800|m|mi|abbr=off|adj=on|frac=2}} [[heritage railway]], which opened in 2012.<ref name=":182">{{Cite web|last=Scolari|first=Giancarlo|date=21 June 2012|title=Torna il treno a San Marino|trans-title=The train returns to San Marino|url=https://www.ferrovie.it/portale/articoli/3190|access-date=3 November 2023|website=Ferrovie.it|language=it-IT}}</ref> Between 1932 and 1944, a {{convert|31.5|km|mi|abbr=off|adj=on}} [[Railway electrification system|electrified]] [[narrow gauge]] railway operated between Rimini and the [[City of San Marino]], serving [[Dogana]], [[Serravalle, San Marino|Serravalle]], [[Domagnano]], and [[Borgo Maggiore]] along its route.<ref name=":123">{{Cite web|last=Macina|first=Chiara|date=14 September 2015|title=Il Trenino Biancazzurro: la breve vita e la fine|trans-title=The Blue and White Train: Its short life and end|url=https://www.zoomma.news/il-trenino-biancazzurro-la-breve-vita-e-la-fine/|access-date=3 November 2023|website=Zoomma|language=it-IT}}</ref> During the [[World War II|Second World War]], the line was bombed and closed,<ref name=":123" /><ref name=":142">{{Cite web|last=Giardi|first=Davide|date=28 February 2013|title=Breve storia della Ferrovia|trans-title=Brief history of the railway|url=https://www.libertas.sm/breve-storia-della-ferrovia/|access-date=3 November 2023|website=libertas|language=it-SM}}</ref> after which its tunnels sheltered refugees during the Battles of [[Battle of Rimini (1944)|Rimini]] and [[Battle of San Marino|San Marino]].<ref name=":132">{{Cite web|last=Pagammo|first=Lussi|date=20 April 2019|title=Il glorioso trenino bianco-azzurro riparte dall'elettromotrice 'AB-03' per unire Rimini a San Marino|trans-title=The glorious white-blue train restarts from the 'AB-03' electromotive to connect Rimini to San Marino|url=https://www.riminiduepuntozero.it/il-glorioso-trenino-bianco-azzurro-riparte-dallelettromotrice-ab-03-per-unire-rimini-a-san-marino/|access-date=3 November 2023|website=Riminiduepuntozero|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref name=":92">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=12 June 2023|title=12 giugno 1932 - Viene inaugurata la ferrovia Rimini - San Marino|trans-title=12 June 1932: The Rimini–San Marino railway was opened|url=https://www.chiamamicitta.it/12-giugno-1932-viene-inaugurata-la-ferrovia-rimini-san-marino/|access-date=2 November 2023|website=Chiamami Città|language=it-IT}}</ref> After the war, the railway was abandoned in favour of the [[San Marino Highway]].<ref name=":92" /><ref name=":302">{{Cite journal|last=Giuliani-Balestrino|first=Maria Clotilde|date=2005|title=La superstrada Rimini-San Marino|trans-title=The Rimini-San Marino railway|url=https://studiericerche.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Giuliani-Balestrino-1-4.pdf|journal=Studi e Ricerche di Geografia|language=it-IT|volume=29|issue=1|pages=1–4}}</ref> In 2012, an {{convert|800|m|mi|abbr=off|adj=on|frac=2}} section was reopened as a heritage railway in the City of San Marino, running between Piazzale della Stazione and near Via Napoleone.<ref name=":182" /> The restored section comprises the original railway's final horseshoe turn through the {{convert|502|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} Montale tunnel.<ref name=":292">{{Cite web|last=Vilmos|first=Oszter|date=12 August 2012|title=Kis ország, kis( )vasút|trans-title=Small country, small railway|url=https://iho.hu/hirek/kis-orszag-kis-vasut-120812|access-date=5 November 2023|website=Indóház Online|language=hu}}</ref><ref name=":282">{{Cite web|title=Galleria 'Montale': ex-ferrovia Rimini-San Marino|trans-title='Montale' Tunnel: Rimini-San Marino ex-railway|url=https://www.sdaprogetti.it/it-IT/progetto/galleria|access-date=5 November 2023|website=sdaprogetti.it|language=it-IT}}</ref> Despite its short operational history, the Rimini–San Marino railway retains an important place in Sammarinese culture and history,<ref name=":302" /> and has featured on Sammarinese postal stamps.<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 February 2018|title=Decreto Delegato 14 febbraio 2018 n.16|trans-title=Delegated decree 14 February 2018 number 16|url=https://www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm/on-line/home/organismi-istituzionali-e-commissioni-consiliari/commissioni-consiliari-permanenti/scheda17157052.html|access-date=5 November 2023|website=[[Grand and General Council]]|language=it-SM}}</ref><ref name=":35">{{Cite web|last=Macina|first=Chiara|date=14 September 2015|title=Il Trenino Biancazzurro: le caratteristiche|trans-title=The White-Blue Train: Characteristics|url=https://www.zoomma.news/il-trenino-biancazzurro-le-caratteristiche/|access-date=10 December 2023|website=Zoomma|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref name=":36">{{Cite journal|last=Piccioni|first=Elisabetta|date=April 2011|title=Il Viaggio Interrotto: La Ferrovia Elettrica Rimini–San Marino|trans-title=The Interrupted Journey: The Rimini–San Marino Electric Railway|journal=I Martedì|language=it-IT|location=Bologna|publisher=Centro San Domenico|issue=292|pages=18–22}}</ref><ref name=":31">{{Cite web|last=Bosi|first=Giovanni|date=24 May 2012|title=Rimini - San Marino, la (ex) ferrovia rimasta nel cuore|trans-title=Rimini-San Marino: The (ex-)railway that has remained in the heart|url=http://www.turismoitalianews.it/collezionismo/34-collezionismo/202-rimini-san-marino-la-ferrovia-rimasta-nel-cuore|access-date=23 November 2023|website=www.turismoitalianews.it|language=it-it}}</ref> Both the Sammarinese and Italian governments have expressed interest in reopening the line.<ref name=":182" /><ref name=":10">{{Cite web|date=17 October 2023|title=...e corre, corre, corre la locomotiva|trans-title=...And the locomotive runs, runs, runs.|url=https://sanmarinofixing.com/2022/07/08/e-corre-corre-corre-la-locomotiva/|access-date=3 November 2023|website=San Marino Fixing|language=it-SM}}</ref><ref name=":26">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=28 December 2022|title='La Ferrovia Elettrica San Marino-Rimini', il libro che celebra i 90 anni del Treno Bianco Azzurro, presentato alla Reggenza|trans-title="The San Marino-Rimini Electric Railway", the book celebrating the 90 years of the White and Blue Train, is presented to the Regency|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/attualita-c4/la-ferrovia-elettrica-san-marino-rimini-il-libro-che-celebra-i-90-anni-del-treno-bianco-azzurro-presentato-alla-reggenza-a234332|access-date=2 November 2023|website=[[San Marino RTV]]|language=it}}</ref><ref name=":27">{{Cite web|last=Barducci|first=Giacomo|date=2 September 2022|title=San Marino: torna il Treno Bianco Azzurro|trans-title=San Marino: The White and Blue Train returns|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/attualita-c4/san-marino-torna-il-treno-bianco-azzurro-a228706|access-date=2 November 2023|website=[[San Marino RTV]]|language=it-SM}}</ref><ref name=":37">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=28 June 2012|title=L'idea: ripristinare la ferrovia tra Rimini e San Marino|trans-title=The idea: Restore the railway between Rimini and San Marino|url=https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/rimini/cronaca/2012/06/28/736096-ferrovia-rimini-san-marino.shtml|access-date=10 December 2023|website=[[Il Resto del Carlino]]|language=it-IT}}</ref> Between 1921 and 1960, San Marino was also served by a station on the [[Rimini–Novafeltria railway]] in Torello, on the other side of the international border from [[Gualdicciolo]] in San Marino's west.<ref name=":332">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=17 June 2023|title=18 giugno 1922 - Completata la ferrovia Rimini - Novafeltria|trans-title=18 June 1922: The Rimini-Novafeltria railway is completed|url=https://www.chiamamicitta.it/18-giugno-1922-inaugura-la-ferrovia-rimini-novafeltria/|access-date=23 November 2023|website=Chiamami Città|language=it-IT}}</ref> This provided San Marino its first railway station, albeit located in Italian territory.<ref name=":303">{{Cite journal|last=Giuliani-Balestrino|first=Maria Clotilde|date=2005|title=La superstrada Rimini-San Marino|trans-title=The Rimini-San Marino railway|url=https://studiericerche.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Giuliani-Balestrino-1-4.pdf|journal=Studi e Ricerche di Geografia|language=it-IT|volume=29|issue=1|pages=1–4}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ferrovia Rimini Centrale-Novafeltria|trans-title=Rimini Centrale-Novafeltria railway|url=https://www.ferrovieabbandonate.it/linea_dismessa.php?id=140|access-date=10 December 2023|website=www.ferrovieabbandonate.it}}</ref>
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