Using the Vatican City train station?

It's a little-known fact that the Vatican has its own train station; it is rarely ever used. Historically, it has been used by the Pope for special travel on Italian rail or to send off papal remains. By special arrangement with the Italy State railway, ordinary people (usually train enthusiasts) can arrange to arrive and leave the Vatican via the Vatican Station. This requires quite some time to arrange and is not remotely cheap.

Consider me interested. However Wikivoyage is lacking info on how to achieve this? Can anyone else provide some information on this?

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I am not sure if it is a little-known fact that there is a train station in the Vatican City, but never mind. You should be able to find the station and the rail line quite prominently on any map of the Vatican.

Other fun facts: The railway network is also the shortest in any state, with a track length of 1.27km, and the most dense railway network with 2.89km of track per km².

As Berend already pointed out in his comment, there is a weekly package tour operated each Saturday, which is open to the public. This tour has been available at least for a few years and I have no idea why Wikivoyage is so outdated. Tickets start at €41 and there are several options including additional guided tours or frills. The included train ride is first a trip from the Vatican City station to Castel Gandolfo in the morning and a trip back from Castel Gandolfo to Roma San Pietro (last station on the Italian side of the border) in the late afternoon.

So strictly speaking, you can only travel on the regularly scheduled train from the Vatican City station and not to.

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Does the Vatican have a train station?

The Vatican City railway station (in Italian, Stazione Citt\xe0 del Vaticano or Stazione Vaticana) is the only railway station of the Vatican Railway. It was built approximately 20 metres (20 yd) from the Entrance Gateway by architect Giuseppe Momo.

Can you freely enter Vatican City?

You can enter and explore the Vatican City and St. Peter's Square for free. To enter the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel you will need to pay an entry fee. Besides that you can also visit the Vatican Gardens, Necropolis of the Via Triumphalis, Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo, Excavations of St.

Can you walk around Vatican City for free?

2 answers. There are some parts that are free but most of it you have to pay. It's an interesting place to see whether your not interested in art or not.

Can I enter Vatican without ticket?

To enter Vatican City, you don't need a passport or Visa or even tickets for the attractions inside. You can simply walk inside. However, if you wish to enter the attractions inside, such as the Vatican Museums, you would need to buy tickets.

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