The 2 million euros for the project are ready, the funds for the Rimini-San Marino train are immediately released
After the announcement of the last few weeks, the project that finances the feasibility study and the design for the reopening of the Rimini-San Marino railway, closed since 1944 and known as the White Blue Train, has arrived. The declarations of intent are followed by a concrete initiative in support of what is now an enormous opportunity for the Republic of San Marino and for the neighboring territories of Emilia Romagna and Marche.
The Ministry of Tourism, through its participation as Institutional Adherent to the Italian State Railways Foundation, has defined the payment of a capital contribution of 2 million euros to be used for this purpose.
The friendship and collaboration between the Secretariat of State for Tourism of the Republic of San Marino with the Ministry of Tourism, an institutional member of the FS Italiane Foundation, combined with the direct and pragmatic interest of Minister Garavaglia, meant that it could quickly and concretely arrive at the definition of the agreement for the financing of the drafting of the reconstruction project of the disused and spectacular Rimini-San Marino railway.
The dream of many San Marino people who wish to be able to see the White Blue Train dream again, covering its 32 km, the first 12 of which on the slopes of the Titan within the territory of the Republic of San Marino, could soon become reality. The narrow gauge line that guaranteed the direct connection between the two Republics until 1944 gave a strong boost to the economy of the Republic, and in particular to tourism, and today it will be re-proposed as a line and tourist attraction for sustainable travel.