Editing Florence (section)

=== Railway station ===
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[[Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station]] is the main national and international railway station in Florence and is used by 59&nbsp;million people every year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grandistazioni.it/cms/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=84db47db3c09a110VgnVCM1000003f16f90aRCRD |title=Grandi Stazioni – Firenze S. Maria Novella |publisher=Grandistazioni.it |access-date=22 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509145137/http://www.grandistazioni.it/cms/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=84db47db3c09a110VgnVCM1000003f16f90aRCRD |archive-date=9 May 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The building, designed by Giovanni Michelucci, was built in the ''Italian Rationalism'' style and it is one of the major rationalist buildings in Italy. It is located in ''Piazza della Stazione'', near the [[Fortezza da Basso]], a masterpiece of the military Renaissance architecture, and the [[Viali di Circonvallazione]], and in front of the [[Basilica of Santa Maria Novella]]'s apse from which it takes its name. As well as numerous high speed trains to major Italian cities Florence is served by international overnight sleeper services to Munich and Vienna operated by Austrian railways ÖBB.

Train tickets must be validated before boarding. The main bus station is next to Santa Maria Novella [[railway station]]. [[Trenitalia]] runs trains between the railway stations within the city, and to other destinations around Italy and Europe. The central railway station, [[Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station|Santa Maria Novella]], is about {{convert|500|m|ft|abbr=on}} northwest of the Piazza del Duomo. There are two other important stations: [[Firenze Campo di Marte railway station|Campo di Marte]] and [[Firenze Rifredi railway station|Rifredi]]. Most bundled routes are Firenze–Pisa, Firenze–Viareggio and Firenze–Arezzo (along the main line to Rome). Other local railways connect Florence with [[Borgo San Lorenzo]] in the [[Mugello]] area (Faentina railway) and [[Siena]].

A new high-speed rail station in Florence, originally scheduled to open in 2015, is currently under construction and now expected to be completed by 2028.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farrell |first=Helen |date=2023-07-27 |title=Work begins on Florence’s ground-breaking future high-speed station |url=https://www.theflorentine.net/2023/07/27/work-begins-florence-future-high-speed-station/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=The Florentine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 July 2023 |title=Alta Velocità, il nuovo hub di Firenze sarà pronto nel 2028 |url=https://www.ferrovie.it/portale/articoli/13336 |access-date=4 April 2025 |website=Ferrovie.it}}</ref> Known as Firenze Belfiore or Firenze Foster, the station is designed to serve high-speed trains and reduce congestion at Santa Maria Novella station. It is planned to be connected to the city centre, Santa Maria Novella, and Florence’s Vespucci Airport via Line 2 of the Tramvia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tramvia di Firenze |url=https://www.fsitaliane.it/content/fsitaliane/it/opere-strategiche/nodo-av-di-firenze.html |access-date=4 April 2025 |website=Gestramvia}}</ref> The station was designed by [[Foster and Partners|Foster + Partners]] in collaboration with Lancietti Passaleva Giordo and Associates with Arup serving as the engineering partner.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Firenze Belfiore Station |url=https://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/florence-high-speed-railway-station |access-date=4 April 2025 |website=Foster + Partners}}</ref>