Construction works for Piazza San Marco tram extension on the Florence T2 tram has been launched, the Councillor for Major Infrastructures and Mobility in the Municipality of Florence, Stefano Giorgetti, and the public transport company Autolinee Toscane. The tram extension will be 2.5 km long with six stops.
The works which will be carried out between Fortezza and San Marco, include the construction of tram stops, the beginning of installation of prefabricated elements of about 20 meters as well as the construction of the double tracks.
The double-track section will be interconnected with the T1 tram line through viale Lavagnini, crossing around piazza della Libertà up to the beginning of viale Matteotti, where the two tracks will run separately. The future track towards the historic centre descends along via Cavour up to Piazza San Marco, then goes up along via La Pira-via La Marmora, until it reaches viale Matteotti again creating a tram loop.
The Piazza San Marco tram extension will make possible to reach Piazza della Libertà, the northernmost point of the historic centre of Florence and Piazza San Marco, the area with high tourist interest.
Florence T2 tram line (the Vespucci tram line) has been put into commercial operation in 2019 between the terminus in Piazza dell’Unità Italiana and the Amerigo Vespucci airport passing under viale Guidoni, towards Pisa and Novoli metropolitan area. The line connects the old and the new city centre areas and represents the gateway to fundamental functions such as the Palace of Justice and the University Complex. The existing route is 5.3 km long with 13 stops providing a 20-minute journey.
Plans also include another future extension of the T2 Line between Peretola Airport and Sesto Fiorentino which will provide connection to the town of Sesto Fiorentino and the university campus as well as with Castello railway station. The technical-economic feasibility study for this extension was completed and submitted to the Ministry of Infrastructure in January 2021. The T2 tram line will be also connected to the future high-speed train station.
Public transport strategy in Florence highlights the authorities’ plans to expand the tram network including the T2 expansion, as well as the construction of tram lines 3 and 4.
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