Rimini–Novafeltria Railway
The Rimini–Novafeltria railway was a Narrow-gauge railways in Italy, narrow-gauge railway between Rimini and Novafeltria, known as Mercatino Marecchia until 1941, that operated between 1922 and 1960. The railway's primary purpose was to transport Sulfur, sulphur from the mines of to Rimini, from where it could be transported by sea or along the Bologna–Ancona railway. Sixteen intermediate passenger stops served settlements along the Marecchia valley, including Verucchio and Talamello. The trains were slow and the route was considered dangerous, skirting Rimini's historic Defensive wall, city walls and running adjacent to the Provincial road (Italy), provincial road. On 15 October 1960, the railway was closed and replaced with a coach service. The railway was intended to intersect with the railway project, abandoned in 1933. Except for the years of operation of the Rimini–San Marino railway (1932–44), a station in Torello provided the closest railway connection to Sa ...
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