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What do you think of the new Rimini-Riccione "metrò di coste" aka BRT trolleybus system?
Rimini is an Italian city at the Adriatic coast which creates an extensive metro area with neighbouring coast towns. Since 1939 there is in operation a trolleybus system which connects Rimini and Riccione with one long line number 11 along the beaches.
Since last 6 years the locals constructed a new full BRT trolleybus system paralel to the old trolleybus line however not operationaly connected to the old system. The line basically creates the same connection, goes on the brand new BRT corridor. It is also paralel to the railway line which goes closely to it and operates also commuter services.
The BRT corridor however does not allow frequency higher than 8 minutes because the corridor is because of narrow road on like half of the route operational only with one vehicle going through the section.
The whole nonsense which cost a lot of money but does not bring any better service to the old trolleybus line and copies a commuter railway line is a threat to the old trolleybus system which is now redundant. The old system however connected also the central towns but the new BRT goes only train station to train station.
