Editing Transport in San Marino

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[[File:San-Marino, motorvagono de la eksa fervojo, 2.jpeg|thumb|In 2012, a [[heritage railway]], using a restored [[locomotive]] and a reactivated section of the [[Rimini–San Marino railway]], opened in the [[City of San Marino]].]]
The [[San Marino|Republic of San Marino]]'s [[public transport]] network consists of a local [[bus]] network and the [[Funivia di San Marino]], an [[Aerial tramway|aerial cablecar system]] between [[Borgo Maggiore]] and the [[City of San Marino]]. Both means are operated by the [[Azienda Autonoma di Stato per i Servizi Pubblici]], the Sammarinese state company for public transport.<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=":0">{{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>

Using the country's main road, the [[San Marino Highway]], and its Italian continuation, the [[Strada statale 72 di San Marino|SS72 state road]], coach companies offer several daily connections to [[Rimini]], the closest Italian city.<ref name=":1" /> The country has no navigable waterways and no international airport, though it has signed several bilateral agreements with the Italian government concerning [[Federico Fellini International Airport]], in Rimini's {{Lang|it|frazione}} of [[Miramare di Rimini|Miramare]].<ref name=":16">{{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=":17">{{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=":18">{{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> A small [[general aviation]] [[aerodrome]] in the country's east, [[Torraccia Airfield]], is owned and operated by Aeroclub San Marino,<ref name=":22" /><ref name=":03" /><ref name=":13" /> a [[flying club]] with approximately 100 members.<ref name=":32" />

San Marino's [[Rimini–San Marino railway|railway connection to Rimini]] was closed and dismantled after the [[World War II|Second World War]],<ref name=":92" /><ref name=":302" /> and a [[helicopter]] service connecting Borgo Maggiore to Rimini and [[San Leo]] closed in 1969.<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":14" />

==Road==
{{See also|San Marino Highway|Vehicle registration plates of San Marino}}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>

==Aerial cablecar system==
{{Main|Funivia di San Marino}}

[[Image:Funivia di San Marino.jpg|thumb|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 paronamic 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 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> 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" />

==Buses and coaches==
As of December 2023, the [[Azienda Autonoma di Stato per i Servizi Pubblici]], the Sammarinese state company for public transport, operates eight bus routes 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=":0" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+Bus routes in San Marino<ref name=":0" />
!Line
!Start
!Via
!End
|-
|1
|[[City of San Marino]]
|[[Casole]], [[Fiorentino]]
|[[Chiesanuova]]
|-
|2
|[[City of San Marino]]
|[[Borgo Maggiore]], [[Ventoso]], [[Gualdicciolo|Gualducciolo]]
|[[Molarini]]
|-
|3
|[[City of San Marino]]
|[[Borgo Maggiore]], [[Faetano]], [[Montegiardino]], [[Fiorentino]], [[Borgo Maggiore]]
|[[City of San Marino]]
|-
|4
|[[City of San Marino]]
|[[Murata (San Marino)|Murata]], [[Borgo Maggiore]], [[Domagnano]], [[Serravalle, San Marino|Serravalle]], [[Dogana]], Galazzano
|Strada La Ciarulla
|-
|5
|[[City of San Marino]]
|[[Santa Mustiola]]
|[[Borgo Maggiore]]
|-
|6
|[[City of San Marino]]
|[[Valdragone]], [[Domagnano]], [[Torraccia]]
|San Marino Hospital
|-
|7
|[[City of San Marino]]
|[[Murata (San Marino)|Murata]], [[Borgo Maggiore]], [[Cailungo]], [[Serravalle, San Marino|Serravalle]], [[Dogana]], [[Falciano]]
|[[Rovereta]]
|-
|8
|San Marino Hospital
|[[Serravalle, San Marino|Serravalle]], [[Cà Ragni]], [[Dogana]], [[Falciano]], [[Rovereta]], [[Cinque Vie]], [[Dogana]], [[Lesignano]], [[Fiorina (San Marino)|Fiorina]], [[Serravalle, San Marino|Serravalle]]
|San Marino Hospital
|}
START Romagna SpA operates several routes near San Marino's borders, but not within Sammarinese territory:

* Route 7 terminates near the border at [[Rovereta]], and runs to Rimini's port via the [[Strada statale 72 di San Marino|SS72 state road]], Cerasolo, a {{Lang|it|frazione}} of [[Coriano]], and Rimini's city centre.<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>
* Route 16 runs between the border at Dogana and the village of Santa Cristina.<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>
* Route 160 serves Torello, across the border from Gualdicciolo, and runs between Rimini (through [[Verucchio]]) and [[Novafeltria]].<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>

[[File:Sammarinese international bus service link with Rimini, Italy.jpg|thumb|Sammarinese international bus service link with Rimini, Italy]]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, 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" />

== Aviation ==

=== International airports ===
{{See also|Federico Fellini International Airport}}
San Marino has no international airport on its territory. The closest international airport to San Marino is [[Federico Fellini International Airport]], in Rimini's {{Lang|it|frazione}} of [[Miramare di Rimini|Miramare]]; other airports near San Marino 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]].

San Marino first expressed an interest in entering the management of Fellini Airport in the early 1980s.<ref name=":16" /> Since then, the governments of San Marino and Italy have signed several bilateral agreements concerning San Marino's access to the airport.<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":17" /><ref name=":18" /> As a result of these accords, all air carriers recognised by San Marino have been able to fly to Fellini Airport,<ref name=":16" /> the Sammarinese government has been able to decide commercial routes,<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 April 2009 |title=L'aeroporto di Rimini apre le porte al mondo: Il Titano mette le ali |trans-title=Rimini Airport opens its doors to the world: The Titan gives wings |url=https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/rimini/2009/04/01/162225-aeroporto_rimini.shtml |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=[[Il Resto del Carlino]] |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref name=":19">{{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> Sammarinese companies have been able to operate in Italian airports without restrictions,<ref name=":16" /> and the Sammarinese government has been able to carry out customs operations at Fellini Airport in agreement with the Italian authorities.<ref name=":18" />
[[File:Rimini airport terminal 2018.JPG|left|thumb|The terminal of [[Federico Fellini International Airport|Fellini Airport]] in March 2018, since its repainting]]
In 2002, the Sammarinese government acquired a 3% stake in Fellini Airport's management company, Aeradria.<ref name=":72">{{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 name=":19" /> In June 2018, the subsequent management company, Airiminum, repainted the terminal sign 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 agreement, ratified on 16 September 2013, provided San Marino a forty-year concession over some areas of Fellini Airport.<ref name=":17" /><ref name=":20">{{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=":21">{{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=":21" /> As of August 2023, Sammarinese authorities still have no presence at the airport.<ref name=":20" />

=== Torraccia Airfield ===
{{Main|Torraccia Airfield}}
[[File:Aeroclub San Marino.png|thumb|[[Torraccia Airfield]] in November 2006]]
[[Torraccia Airfield]] is San Marino's only aviation facility on its territory. 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=":22">{{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=":03">{{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=":32">{{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=":22" />

The airfield is owned and operated by Aeroclub San Marino,<ref name=":22" /><ref name=":03" /><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=":32" /> In the summer, between ten and fifteen planes typically land at the airfield per day.<ref name=":03" /><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=":22" /><ref name=":13" /><ref name=":32" />

=== Borgo Maggiore heliport ===
On 3 September 1950, a [[heliport]] next to Borgo Maggiore's cablecar terminus inaugurated its maiden postal flight from [[Trieste]], followed by a second postal flight to [[Riccione]] for the International Stamp Fair the following day. On 16 October 1958, the heliport welcomed a helicopter bringing the [[polio vaccine]] from [[Aviano Air Base]].<ref name=":8" />

On 24 July 1959, a statue of [[Our Lady of Fátima]] was flown to Borgo Maggiore aboard a helicopter from [[Forlì]]; the statue was used for the aerial cablecar's maiden journey.<ref name=":8" /> On 30 June 1959, a helicopter line running between the Borgo Maggiore heliport and a heliport by Rimini's port was inaugurated.<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=":14">{{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><ref name=":8" /> Operated by Compagnia Italiana Elicotteri, the service ran several times per day,<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":14" /> using a fleet of four-seater [[Bell 47J Ranger]]s and a three-seater [[Bell 47|Agusta-Bell AB-47G]],<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":14" /><ref name=":8" /> which were serviced at Rimini's airport.<ref name=":14" /> In 1964, the line was extended to [[San Leo]].<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":14" /> Tickets would cost up to 12,500 lire,<ref name=":11" /> 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=":11" /><ref name=":14" /> and the heliport has been replaced by a [[parking lot]].<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>

== 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>

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