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==Buses, trams and coaches== ===Local buses=== Local buses are usually divided into urban (''urbano'') and suburban (''interurbano'' or ''extraurbano'') lines. ===Trolleybuses=== {{See also|List of trolleybus systems in Italy}} [[Image:Milano filobus Breda via Tonale.JPG|thumb|right|[[AnsaldoBreda|Breda]] 4001 no. 210 operated on the [[Trolleybuses in Milan|Milan trolleybus system.]]]] Many Italian cities have [[trolleybus]] networks, which were particularly promulgated by the government of [[Fascist Italy (1922–1943)|Fascist Italy]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Pasini |first=Guido |date=25 June 2017 |title=I primi collegamenti tram a Rimini |trans-title=The first tram connections in Rimini |url=https://www.romagnazone.it/storia-di-rimini/primi-collegamenti-tram-rimini.html |access-date=27 June 2023 |website=RomagnaZone |language=it-IT |archive-date=27 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627150326/https://www.romagnazone.it/storia-di-rimini/primi-collegamenti-tram-rimini.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=31 December 2006 |title=Storia della filovia Rimini - Riccione |trans-title=Story of the Rimini-Riccione trolleybusway |url=http://www.trasportipubblici.info/filobusrimini.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627150324/http://www.trasportipubblici.info/filobusrimini.htm |archive-date=27 June 2023 |access-date=27 June 2023 |website=www.trasportipubblici.info}}</ref> Though many trolleybus networks were decommissioned in the late 20th century, major Italian cities that continue to operate trolleybus networks, or have built new ones, include [[Trolleybuses in Ancona|Ancona]], [[Trolleybuses in Avellino|Avellino]], [[Trolleybuses in Bologna|Bologna]], [[Trolleybuses in Cagliari|Cagliari]], [[Trolleybuses in Chieti|Chieti]], [[Trolleybuses in Genoa|Genoa]], [[Trolleybuses in La Spezia|La Spezia]], [[Trolleybuses in Lecce|Lecce]], [[Trolleybuses in Milan|Milan]], [[Trolleybuses in Modena|Modena]], [[Trolleybuses in Naples|Naples]], [[Trolleybuses in Parma|Parma]], [[Trolleybuses in Rimini|Rimini]], [[Trolleybuses in Rome|Rome]], and [[Trolleybuses in Sanremo|Sanremo]]. === Coaches === Italy does not have a nationwide coach operator.<ref>{{cite web |title=Getting to Italy and getting around |url=http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g187768-c6673/Italy:Getting.To.Italy.And.Getting.Around.html |access-date=14 February 2016 |website=[[TripAdvisor]] |archive-date=14 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114124631/https://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g187768-c6673/Italy:Getting.To.Italy.And.Getting.Around.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Many coach companies operate regionally, and particularly offer intercity connections and airport shuttle services.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coach Companies Italy - Full list of all bus operators |url=https://getbybus.com/en-gb/country/italy/bus-companies |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=getbybus.com |archive-date=1 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101132306/https://getbybus.com/en-gb/country/italy/bus-companies |url-status=live }}</ref> The largest nationwide coach operators include Baltour, Marinobus, Buscenter.it, [[Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori|.italo]], and [[FlixBus]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 October 2018 |title=Bus lines in Italy |url=https://blog.comparabus.com/en/2193-bus-lines-italy |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=comparabus.com}}</ref> === Tram === [[File:Milano tram piazza Cavour.jpg|thumb|Intersecting trams in [[Milan]] under the arcs of [[Porta Nuova, Gate of Milan|Porta Nuova medieval gate]]. This type of historical trams are also used in [[San Francisco]], [[United States]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milanotoday.it/blog/t_el-see-che-a-milan/tram-milano-san-francisco.html|title=Perché a San Francisco girano (anche) i tram di Milano|access-date=25 October 2024|language=it}}</ref>]] 13 cities have [[tram]] system: * [[Bergamo–Albino light rail]] * [[Cagliari light rail]] * [[Trams in Florence]] * [[Trams in Messina]] * [[Trams in Mestre]] * [[Trams in Milan]] * [[Trams in Naples]] * [[Trams in Padua]] * [[Trams in Palermo]] * [[Trams in Rome]] * [[Metrosassari|Trams in Sassari]] * [[Trams in Turin]] * [[Trieste–Opicina tramway]]
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