Transport in the Vatican City
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The transportation system in the Vatican City is a small transportation system with no airports or highways. There is a heliport in the city-state that is used for visiting heads and officials of the Holy See. [1] Rome is served by two airports which are used by travellers to the Vatican.
[edit] Railway
There is a short 852 metre or 932 yard standard gauge (1435 mm or 4 ft 8½ in) railway that connects to surrounding Italy's network at the Saint Peter's station in the capital of Rome. The station was designed by architect Giuseppe Momo and was constructed during the reign of Pope Pius XI after the conclusion of the Lateran Treaties and opened in 1933 but now houses shops. The railway was originally planned to transport pilgrims, as was intended during the reign of Pius XI, but has only been rarely used to transport passengers. Pope John XXIII was the first to make use of the railway, and Pope John Paul II was known to have used it as well very rarely. The railway is mainly used only to transport freight. Rome Metro line A passes is a ten minute walk away from the city-state.[2]
[edit] Road vehicles
Road vehicles registered in the Vatican City State use numberplates similar to the standard Italian design, but with the prefix SCV followed by numbers and without any Italian or EU emblems. The international identification plate/sticker is V.
[edit] References
- ^ Vatican City Tiscali retrieved November 27, 2006
- ^ Vatican City State Railway Railways of the World retrieved August 8, 2006
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