Editing Transport in San Marino (section)

== Railway ==
{{Main|Rimini–San Marino railway}}
[[File:San Marino railway from Valdragone.jpg|thumb|A train passes [[Valdragone]], looking towards [[Monte Titano]].]]
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]] and [[Funivia di San Marino]].<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">{{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> 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 {{Interlanguage link|Ferrovia Rimini–Novafeltria|lt=Rimini–Novafeltria railway|it}} 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>