Rimini–San Marino Railway
The Rimini–San Marino railway was a Railway electrification system, electrified narrow-gauge railway that connected Rimini, Italy, with the City of San Marino, San Marino, Republic of San Marino. The line was operational for twelve years between 1932 and 1944. A significant engineering feat of its time, it included seventeen tunnels, three bridges, and three viaducts to negotiate the steep terrain. During the World War II, Second World War, the line was bombed and closed, after which its tunnels sheltered refugees during the Battles of Battle of Rimini (1944), Rimini and Battle of San Marino, San Marino. After the war, the railway was abandoned in favour of the Strada statale 72 di San Marino, SS72 state road, San Marino Highway, and Funivia di San Marino. In 2012, an section was reopened as a heritage railway in San Marino, running between Piazzale della Stazione and near Via Napoleone. The restored section comprises the original railway's final horseshoe turn through the ...
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