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== Transport == Rimini is an important road and railway junction due to its geographic position at the southern tip of the [[Po Valley]], where Adriatic coastal routes meet those extending northwest along the plains. === Roads === Rimini is the terminus of three [[Ancient Rome|ancient Roman]] roads: the [[Via Flaminia]], which runs southeast along the [[Adriatic Sea]], turning at {{Lang|la|Fanum Fortunae}} ([[Fano]]) to finish in {{Lang|la|Roma}} ([[Rome]]); the [[Via Aemilia]], which runs northwest to reach {{Lang|la|Placentia}} ([[Piacenza]]); and the [[Via Popilia]], which runs north along the Adriatic Sea to reach {{Lang|la|Atria}} ([[Adria]]), where it joined the [[Via Annia]]. Modern [[State highways (Italy)|state roads]] replicate these roads: * The {{Interlanguage link|Strada statale 9 Via Emilia|lt=SS9|it|Strada statale 9 Via Emilia}} state road runs from Rimini to [[San Donato Milanese]], replicating the Via Aemilia. * The {{Interlanguage link|SS16|it|Strada statale 16 Adriatica}} state road runs along the Adriatic Sea from [[Padua]] to [[Otranto]], replicating the Via Popilia and the coastal section of the Via Flaminia. Bulging inland, the SS16 constitutes Rimini's bypass road.<ref name="riminiturismo-2024">{{Cite web |title=City map |url=https://riminiturismo.it/sites/riminiturismo/files/cartina_rimini_stradario.pdf |access-date=4 January 2024 |website=riminiturismo.it}}</ref> [[Provincial road (Italy)|Provincial roads]] connect Rimini to towns in its hinterland, including [[Coriano]] and [[Montescudo]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 April 2021 |title=Elenco Strade Provinciali con classificazione 2021 |trans-title=List of Provincial Roads with 2021 classification |url=https://www.provincia.rimini.it/prvcnrmn/images/viabilita'/SSPP%20RN%20AGG_Aprile_2021%20con%20km%20e%20tipologia.pdf.pdf |access-date=4 January 2024 |website=[[Province of Rimini]] |language=it-IT}}</ref> Two other state roads provide connections to Rimini's hinterland: * The [[Strada statale 72 di San Marino|SS72]] state road connects Rimini to the border with the [[Republic of San Marino]] at [[Dogana]], continuing in Sammarinese territory as the [[San Marino Highway]] up to [[Borgo Maggiore]], from which the [[Funivia di San Marino|San Marino cablecar system]] connects with the [[City of San Marino]]. * The {{Interlanguage link|Strada statale 258 Marecchia|lt=SS258|it|Strada statale 258 Marecchia}} state road connects Rimini to [[Sansepolcro]], in [[Tuscany]], through the valley of the [[Marecchia]]. The tolled [[Autostrada A14 (Italy)|A14 Adriatic motorway]] runs from [[Bologna]] to [[Taranto]] through Rimini,<ref>{{cite web |date=27 September 2022 |title=Motorway A14 Bologna-Rimini-Ancona-Bari-Taranto |url=http://www.riminiturismo.it/en/visitatori/come-arrivare/collegamenti/auto/motorway-a14-bologna-rimini-ancona-bari-taranto |access-date=4 January 2024 |website=riminiturismo.it}}</ref> relieving the SS9 and SS16. Rimini has two exits on the A14: Rimini North, in the locality of [[San Vito, Emilia-Romagna|San Vito]], and Rimini Sud, nearer the city centre, close to where the SS72 meets the SS16.<ref name="riminiturismo-2024" /> Both exits opened on 13 August 1966 as part of the [[Cesena]]–Rimini section.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1966 |title=Notiziario della Società 'Autostrade' |trans-title=News of the 'Autostrade' society |journal=Autostrade |language=it-IT |location=Rome |volume=Anno VIII |issue=10–11 |pages=60 |issn=0005-1756}}</ref> Rimini's municipal government supports a new A14 exit onto the SS9 near Santa Giustina to relieve arterial roads near [[Rimini Fiera]]; the junction is included in the regional mobility development plan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frisoni |first=Roberta |date=28 January 2023 |title="Acceleriamo sul casello di Rimini Fiera" |trans-title="Let's speed up the Rimini Fiera tollbooth" |url=https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/rimini/cronaca/acceleriamo-sul-casello-di-rimini-fiera-n0fvi1cw |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=[[Il Resto del Carlino]] |language=it}}</ref> === Railway === [[File:Stazione FS di Rimini (maggio 2011).jpg|thumb|[[Rimini railway station]] in May 2011]] [[Rimini railway station]] is at the midpoint of the [[Bologna–Ancona railway]], and the terminus of the {{Interlanguage link|Ferrovia Ferrara–Rimini|lt=Ferrara–Rimini railway|it}}. Regional and national trains of all categories call at the station.<ref>{{cite web |title=Italian Railways: Rimini Station |url=http://www.riminiturismo.it/en/visitatori/come-arrivare/collegamenti/treno/italian-railways-rimini-station}}</ref> Rimini was formerly the terminus of two disused lines: * Between 1916 and 1960, the [[Rimini–Novafeltria railway]] ran between {{Interlanguage link|Stazione di Rimini Centrale|lt=Rimini Centrale|it}}, opposite the main railway station, and [[Novafeltria]] along the [[Marecchia]] valley, notably serving [[Verucchio]] and [[Talamello]].<ref>{{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><ref name="ferrovie.it-2023">{{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> The line included several stops in Rimini's territory.<ref name="ferrovie.it-2023" /> * Between 1932 and 1944, the [[Rimini–San Marino railway]] connected Rimini to the [[City of San Marino]] through the Sammarinese towns of [[Dogana]], [[Serravalle, San Marino|Serravalle]], [[Domagnano]], and [[Borgo Maggiore]].<ref>{{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><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ferrovia Rimini-S. Marino (RSM) |trans-title=Rimini-San Marino (RSM) Railway |url=https://www.ferrovieabbandonate.it/linea_dismessa.php?id=141 |access-date=3 November 2023 |website=Ferrovie abbandonate}}</ref> The line included a station and depot on Via Giovanni Pascoli, known as Rimini Marina.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 January 2023 |title=Rimini Marina: così risorgerà la stazione della ferrovia per San Marino |trans-title=Rimini Marina: And so the railway station for San Marino will be resurrected |url=https://www.chiamamicitta.it/rimini-marina-cosi-risorgera-la-stazione-della-ferrovia-per-san-marino/ |access-date=2 November 2023 |website=Chiamami Città |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 January 2023 |title=Approvata la rigenerazione della antica stazione ferroviaria di Rimini Marina |trans-title=The regeneration of the historic Rimini Marina railway station has been approved |url=https://www.comune.rimini.it/novita/approvata-la-rigenerazione-della-antica-stazione-ferroviaria-di-rimini-marina |access-date=2 November 2023 |website=Comune di Rimini |language=it-IT}}</ref> Both the Sammarinese and Italian governments have expressed interest in reopening the line.<ref>{{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><ref>{{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>{{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>{{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> Rimini has four minor railway stations that are served by regional trains: Torre Pedrera and Viserba on the Ferrara–Rimini railway; and [[Rimini Fiera railway station|Rimini Fiera]] and [[Rimini Miramare railway station|Rimini Miramare]] on the Bologna–Ancona railway. === Aviation === [[File:Rimini airport terminal 2018.JPG|thumb|[[Federico Fellini International Airport|Fellini Airport]] in March 2018]] The city is served by [[Rimini Fellini Airport]], in the southern suburb of [[Miramare di Rimini|Miramare]]. The airport is a crucial nexus in the local economy, particularly for tourists visiting the {{Lang|it|riviera romagnola}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spadazzi |first=Manuel |date=12 July 2023 |title=Svolta per l'aeroporto. "Il Fellini ha bisogno di noi imprenditori: torniamo a investire" |trans-title=Turning point for the airport: "Fellini needs us entrepreneurs: let's go back to investing" |url=https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/rimini/cronaca/svolta-per-laeroporto-ieg-e-operatori-turistici-entrino-nella-gestione-cosi-aumentiamo-i-voli-40eb61b4 |access-date=8 January 2024 |website=[[Il Resto del Carlino]] |language=it-IT}}</ref> It recorded 215,767 passengers in 2022, rendering it the second-busiest airport in Emilia-Romagna.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 May 2023 |title=Dati di traffico 2022 |trans-title=Traffic data 2022 |url=http://www.enac.gov.it/pubblicazioni/dati-di-traffico-2022 |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=[[Italian Civil Aviation Authority|Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile]] |page=181 |language=it}}</ref> The airport is mainly served by [[Low-cost carrier|low-cost carriers]] and [[Air charter|charter traffic]].<ref>{{Cite web |year=2008 |title=Atlante Aeroporti: L'Area Centro Nord (CN) |url=https://www.enac.gov.it/sites/default/files/allegati/2020-Ago/CAP_03_Atlante_Aeroporti-CN_web_compressed.pdf |access-date=11 January 2024 |website=[[Italian Civil Aviation Authority]] |pages=480–503 |language=it-IT}}</ref> The airport was built in 1929 as an [[aerodrome]],<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Malizia |first=Nicola |year=2011 |title=La nascita del "Giannetto Vassura" |trans-title=The birth of the "Giannetto Vassura" |url=https://www.rotaryrimini.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ar_48_ARIMINUM-genn-febbr-low.pdf |journal=Ariminum |series=January-February 2011 |language=it-IT |location=Rimini |publisher=[[Rotary International|Rimini Rotary Club]] |issue=1 |pages=10–12}}</ref> on the site of the former {{Interlanguage link|Rimini-Riccione Defence Section|lt=Rimini-Riccione Defence Section|it|Sezione Difesa Rimini-Riccione}} of the army's Aeronautical Service.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 April 2023 |title=L'aeroporto un pezzo di storia di Rimini. Per i cento anni dalla costruzione un ciclo di incontri |trans-title=The airport is a piece of Rimini's history: A series of meetings for the hundredth anniversary of its construction |url=https://www.riminitoday.it/social/aeroporto-storia-rimini-cento-anni-costruzione-ciclo-incontri.html |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=RiminiToday |language=it}}</ref> It ranked among Italy's busiest airports during the 1960s, supported by international tourists visiting Rimini's beaches.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=3 February 2017 |title=L'aeroporto di Rimini al quarto posto in Italia |trans-title=Rimini's airport in fourth place in Italy |url=https://www.riminiduepuntozero.it/laeroporto-di-rimini-al-quarto-posto-in-italia/ |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=Riminiduepuntozero |language=it-IT}}</ref> Its passenger use declined with the opening of the [[Autostrada A14 (Italy)|A14 tolled highway]] in 1966.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 August 2016 |title=A14, 50 anni fa il via al boom turistico |trans-title=A14: 50 years ago, the tourist boom kicked off |url=https://www.corriereromagna.it/news-rimini-19513-a14-50-anni-via-turistico-html/ |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=[[Corriere Romagna]] |language=it-IT}}</ref> Since the end of the [[Cold War]], Fellini Airport has been specially popular among tourists from the countries of the former [[Soviet Union]].<ref>{{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><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 January 2012 |title=Un 2011 da record per l'aeroporto: oltre 900mila passeggeri |trans-title=A record 2011 for the airport: over 900 thousand passengers |url=https://www.riminitoday.it/economia/aeroporto-rimini-record-passeggeri-2011.html |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=RiminiToday |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Torri |first=Tommaso |date=2 May 2015 |title=Aeroporto "Fellini": arrivato il via libera all'operatività 24 ore su 24 |trans-title=Fellini Airport: The green light has been given for 24-hour operations |url=https://www.riminitoday.it/cronaca/rimini-aeroporto-fellini-arrivato-il-via-libera-all-operativita-24-ore-su-24.html |access-date=8 January 2024 |website=RiminiToday |language=it-IT}}</ref> Russian and Ukrainian passengers together represented 61% of Fellini Airport's passengers before the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|2022 invasion]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zavagli |first=Stefano |date=22 October 2023 |title=Tra residenti e turisti 2,8 milioni di passeggeri, ma solo il 5% vola dal Fellini. "Enormi margini di crescita" |trans-title=Between residents and tourists, 2.8 million passengers, but only 5% fly from Fellini. "Huge room for growth". |url=https://www.riminitoday.it/cronaca/passeggeri-rimini-aeroporto-dati-enormi-margini-crescita.html |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=RiminiToday |language=it}}</ref> which was projected to lose the airport 300,000 passengers annually.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barducci |first=Giacomo |date=2 March 2022 |title=Aeroporto Federico Fellini: con la guerra circa 300.000 passeggeri in meno |trans-title=Federico Fellini Airport: With the war, about 300,000 fewer passengers |url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/attualita-c4/aeroporto-federico-fellini-con-la-guerra-circa-300-000-passeggeri-in-meno-a219552 |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=[[San Marino RTV]] |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zavagli |first=Stefano |date=2 March 2022 |title=La guerra azzera il turismo dall'Est, Corbucci: "Perderemo 50 voli a settimana e 300mila passeggeri" |trans-title=The war eliminates tourism from the East. Corbucci: "We will lose 50 flights a week and 300 thousand passengers." |url=https://www.riminitoday.it/cronaca/aeroporto-fellini-guerra-azzera-turismo-est-50-aerei-cancellati.html |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=RiminiToday |language=it}}</ref> Alongside its civilian history, the airport has a notable military history: it was the home of the {{Interlanguage link|5th Aerobrigade|lt=5th Aerobrigade|it|5º Stormo}} of the [[Italian Air Force]] between 1956 and 2010,<ref name="Carlino-2010">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=8 September 2010 |title=Volano via! L'Aeronautica militare lascia Rimini dopo 54 anni |trans-title=They're flying away: The Air Force leaves Rimini after 54 years |url=https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/rimini/cronaca/2010/09/08/381382-volano.shtml |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=[[Il Resto del Carlino]] |language=it}}</ref> and during the [[Cold War]], it was identified by the [[Warsaw Pact]] as a strategic target in the event of an all-out war,<ref name="Carlino-2010" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 January 2015 |title=L'Aeronautica Militare a Rimini |trans-title=The Air Force in Rimini |url=https://www.romagnazone.it/storia-di-rimini/aeronautica-militare-rimini.html |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=RomagnaZone |language=it-IT}}</ref> housing several thousand Italian and [[NATO]] soldiers and thirty [[B61 nuclear bomb|B61 nuclear bombs]]. Helicopters belonging to the [[7th Army Aviation Regiment "Vega"]] remain at the airport.<ref name="Carlino-2010" /> After Fellini Airport, the closest major airports are [[Forlì Airport|Luigi Ridolfi Airport]] in [[Forlì]], [[Marche Airport|Raffaello Sanzio Airport]] in [[Ancona]], and [[Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport|Guglielmo Marconi Airport]] in [[Bologna]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dove siamo |trans-title=Where we are |url=https://www.riccione.it/it/it/dove-siamo |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Comune di Riccione |language=it }}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> A coach service operated by Shuttle Italy Airport connects Rimini with Bologna Airport.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Routes |url=https://www.shuttleitalyairport.it/en/routes/ |access-date=13 December 2023 |website=Shuttle Italy Airport}}</ref> Between 1959 and 1969, a [[helicopter]] service flew between Rimini's port and a [[heliport]] next to [[Borgo Maggiore]]'s cablecar terminus in San Marino.<ref name="titanpostsm-2020">{{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><ref name="Citta-2023b">{{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="Gambetti-2023b">{{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="Citta-2023b" /><ref name="Gambetti-2023b" /> using a fleet of four-seater [[Bell 47J Ranger]]s and a three-seater [[Bell 47|Agusta-Bell AB-47G]],<ref name="titanpostsm-2020" /><ref name="Citta-2023b" /><ref name="Gambetti-2023b" /> which were serviced at Rimini's airport.<ref name="Gambetti-2023b" /> In 1964, the line was extended to [[San Leo]].<ref name="Citta-2023b" /><ref name="Gambetti-2023b" /> Tickets would cost up to 12,500 lire,<ref name="Citta-2023b" /> 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 Borgo Maggiore and twenty-five minutes to reach San Leo.<ref name="Citta-2023b" /><ref name="Gambetti-2023b" /> === Buses and coaches === {{See also|Trolleybuses in Rimini|Metromare}}[[File:Van Hool ExquiCity 18 trolleybus on Rimini Metromare (2022).jpg|thumb|A [[Metromare]] trolleybus in 2022]]Rimini and Riccione's combined [[bus]] network, operated by Start Romagna SpA, includes twenty-two suburban lines and twenty-six interurban lines. As well as serving the city's suburbs, the lines connect Rimini to towns and villages in the hinterland and to neighbouring {{lang|it|comuni}} along the Adriatic coast.<ref name="Romagna-2023">{{Cite web |title=Rete dei trasporti pubblici del Comune di Rimini |trans-title=Public transport network of Rimini |url=https://www.startromagna.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/start_mappa_rimini-riccione_2017.pdf |access-date=7 June 2023 |website=Start Romagna |language=it}}</ref> [[Trolleybuses in Rimini|Rimini's trolleybus system]] comprises two trolleybus lines that connect the city centres of Rimini and Riccione; both are run by Start Romagna SpA.<ref name="Romagna-2023" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 November 2019 |title=Primo fine settimana di fuoco per il Metromare: circa 17.000 utenti in 142 corse |trans-title=First weekend of fire for Metromare: About 17,000 users in 142 runs |url=https://www.riminitoday.it/cronaca/primo-fine-settimana-di-fuoco-per-il-metromare-circa-17-000-utenti-in-142-corse.html |access-date=11 June 2023 |website=RiminiToday |language=it}}</ref> Route 11 runs from Rimini's railway station to Riccione Terme along the principal seafront avenue, serving the touristic seafront.<ref name="Romagna-2023" /> The line originated as a horse-drawn omibus service in 1844,<ref name="trasporti-2006">{{Cite web |date=31 December 2006 |title=Storia della filovia Rimini - Riccione |trans-title=Story of the Rimini-Riccione trolleybusway |url=http://www.trasportipubblici.info/filobusrimini.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627150324/http://www.trasportipubblici.info/filobusrimini.htm |archive-date=27 June 2023 |access-date=27 June 2023 |website=www.trasportipubblici.info}}</ref><ref name="Patrimonio-2023">{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.pmrimini.it/en/history/ |access-date=27 June 2023 |website=Patrimonio Mobilità Provincia di Rimini |language=en-US}}</ref> running between Rimini and the present-day Parco Federico Fellini.<ref name="Pasini-2017">{{Cite web |last=Pasini |first=Guido |date=25 June 2017 |title=I primi collegamenti tram a Rimini |trans-title=The first tram connections in Rimini |url=https://www.romagnazone.it/storia-di-rimini/primi-collegamenti-tram-rimini.html |access-date=27 June 2023 |website=RomagnaZone |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=30 June 2022 |title=1 luglio 1873 - Si inaugura a Rimini il "grandioso Stabilimento Balneare" |trans-title=1 July 1873: The "grandiose Bathing Establishment" is inaugurated in Rimini |url=https://www.chiamamicitta.it/1-luglio-1873-si-inaugura-a-rimini-il-grandioso-stabilimento-balneare/ |access-date=27 June 2023 |website=Chiamami Città |language=it-IT}}</ref> It was converted to a [[Horsecar|horse-drawn tram]] in 1877,<ref name="Pasini-2017" /> and electrified in 1921.<ref name="Pasini-2017" /><ref name="Patrimonio-2023" /><ref name="RiminiToday-2021">{{Cite web |date=29 September 2021 |title=Dal primo tram elettrico al Metromare, Rimini celebra un secolo di mobilità green |trans-title=From the first electric tram to the Metromare, Rimini celebrates a century of green mobility |url=https://www.riminitoday.it/cronaca/dal-primo-tram-elettrico-al-metromare-rimini-celebra-un-secolo-di-mobilita-green.html |access-date=27 June 2023 |website=RiminiToday |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=30 June 2021 |title=Una passeggiata notturna lungo i binari scomparsi |trans-title=A night walk along the vanished tracks |url=https://www.newsrimini.it/2021/06/una-passeggiata-notturna-lungo-i-binari-scomparsi/ |access-date=27 June 2023 |website=newsrimini.it |language=it}}</ref> Between 1921 and 1927, it was progressively extended southwards to reach Riccione,<ref name="Pasini-2017" /><ref name="Patrimonio-2023" /><ref name="RiminiToday-2021" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 November 2019 |title=La linea tranviaria Riccione-Rimini |trans-title=The Riccione-Rimini tramway |url=https://www.famijarciunesa.org/la-linea-tranviaria-riccione-rimini/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Famija Arciunesa |language=it-IT}}</ref> and converted to a trolleybus line in 1939.<ref name="trasporti-2006" /><ref name="Patrimonio-2023" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 June 2019 |title=Pronti a celebrare i primi 80 anni del filobus Rimini-Riccione |trans-title=Ready to celebrate the first 80 years of the Rimini-Riccione trolleybus |url=https://www.riminitoday.it/cronaca/pronti-a-celebrare-i-primi-80-anni-del-filobus-rimini-riccione.html |access-date=27 June 2023 |website=RiminiToday |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Renzi |first=Roberto |date=3 April 2020 |title=Il Filobus e la Guerra (1935-1945) |trans-title=The Trolleybus and the War (1935-1945) |url=http://trasportipubbliciromagna.blogspot.com/2020/04/il-filobus-e-la-guerra-1939-1945.html |access-date=27 June 2023 |website=Trasporti Pubblici in Romagna}}</ref> The newer trolleybus route, [[Metromare]], launched on 23 November 2019, provisionally using motorbuses because of a delay in the delivery of the trolleybus fleet.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 August 2019 |title=Trc: ulteriori ritardi per il via al Metromare, il via slitta al tardo autunno |trans-title=TRC: More delays for the go-ahead of the Metromare. The start is postponed to late autumn. |url=https://www.riminitoday.it/cronaca/trc-ulteriori-ritardi-per-il-via-al-metromare-il-via-slitta-al-tardo-autunno.html |access-date=24 June 2023 |website=RiminiToday |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 August 2019 |title=MetroMare: la struttura è completata, collaudata e pronta alla messa in esercizio |trans-title=Metromare: The structure is completed, tested, and ready for commissioning |url=https://www.riminitoday.it/cronaca/metromare-la-struttura-e-completata-collaudata-e-pronta-alla-messa-in-esercizio.html |access-date=24 June 2023 |website=RiminiToday |language=it}}</ref><ref name="TM 350">''Trolleybus Magazine'' No. 350 (March–April 2020), pp. 68, 70.</ref> The {{convert|9.8|km|mi|adj=on}} [[bus rapid transit]] line runs on a segregated track adjacent to the Bologna-Ancona railway between the stations of Rimini and Riccione. Intermediate stops serve the Fiabilandia amusement park in Rivazzurra, Miramare's railway station, and Federico Fellini International Airport.<ref name="TM 350"/><ref name="TM 368">''Trolleybus Magazine'' No. 368 (March–April 2023), pp. 74, 77. National Trolleybus Association (UK). {{issn|0266-7452}}</ref> The trolleybuses entered service on the line on 28 October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 October 2021 |title=Il Metromare elettrico al 100%, in linea i nuovi mezzi |trans-title=The 100% electric Metromare: The new vehicles are live |url=https://www.riminitoday.it/cronaca/il-metromare-elettrico-al-100-in-linea-i-nuovi-mezzi.html |access-date=11 June 2023 |website=RiminiToday |language=it}}</ref><ref name="TM 361">''Trolleybus Magazine'' No. 361 (January–February 2022), p. 34.</ref> A {{convert|4.2|km|mi|abbr=off|adj=on}} northern extension to Rimini Fiera has been approved, with construction starting in summer 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 April 2023 |title=Metromare Stazione-Fiera, il progetto passa in commissione. Lavori al via nell'estate del 2024 |trans-title=Metromare Stazione-Fiera: The project goes to commission. Work to start in the summer of 2024. |url=https://www.riminitoday.it/cronaca/metromare-stazione-fiera-progetto-commissione-lavori-estate-2024.html |access-date=13 June 2023 |website=RiminiToday |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 April 2023 |title=Metromare, in III commissione la presentazione del progetto della tratta Stazione Fs-Rimini Fiera |trans-title=Metromare: The presentation of the project of the Station FS-Rimini Fiera stage is in the third commission |url=https://www.comune.rimini.it/novita/metromare-iii-commissione-la-presentazione-del-progetto-della-tratta-stazione-fs-rimini |access-date=13 June 2023 |website=Comune di Rimini}}</ref> Rimini is served by six [[FlixBus]] stops; its principal stop, on Via Annabile Fada, is served by international routes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Autobus per Rimini |trans-title=Coaches for Rimini |url=https://www.flixbus.it/autobus/rimini |access-date=13 December 2023 |website=[[FlixBus]]}}</ref> Local companies, including Bonelli Bus, Autolinee Benedettini, and Adriabus, provide regular and seasonal coach services to other Italian cities, San Marino, and regional historic sites such as [[Urbino]] and [[Gradara]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Linee extraurbane |url=https://riminiturismo.it/visitatori/come-arrivare/collegamenti/pullman/linee-extraurbane |access-date=13 December 2023 |website=riminiturismo.it |language=it}}</ref>
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