With the opening of the new section, six stops will be added to the T2 line, extending the route by about five kilometres. The expected total travel time from Peretola to San Marco is around 35 minutes, with approximately 800 trips every day between 5am to 12.30am, with extended service on Fridays and Saturdays until 2am. The trams will run every four and a half minutes during peak hours.
“We are at another milestone for the development of mobility in Florence,” comments Denis Ratto, CEO of GEST, a subsidiary of the French transportation company RATP Dev that manages the city’s trams. “The tram network is growing, and with the opening of the Peretola-San Marco extension, the tram service will enter the city’s historic center. For the new section, we hired and trained 20 new employees, including drivers, ticket controllers and maintenance staff.”
On the same day that the VACS starts running, work will begin on the T3.2.1 Libertà-Bagno a Ripoli line. Drivers should expect changes as a one-way system is implemented from viale Giannotti towards via di Ripoli and along viale Europa, in addition to lane reductions and parking restrictions. Until January 17, traction tests will continue along viale Giovine Italia will be taking place, with parking prohibited along via Duca degli Abruzzi and lungarno Pecori Giraldi (near Caserma Baldissera).
