Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza delle Ferrovie

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Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza delle Ferrovie (ANSF; English: National Railways Safety Agency) was an Italian government agency that oversaw the safety of the country's rail system. Its head office was in Florence, [1] within the complex of the Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station. [2]

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On 3 November 2020, the agency was replaced by the Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza delle Ferrovie e delle Infrastrutture Stradali e Autostradali (ANSFISA; English: National Railway and Highway Infrastructures Safety Agency).

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References

  1. "Contacts Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine ." Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza delle Ferrovie. Retrieved on 14 January 2012. "Base Piazza della Stazione, 45 – 50123 Firenze"
  2. "Contatti Archived 2017-06-02 at the Wayback Machine ." Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza delle Ferrovie. Retrieved on 19 June 2013. "La sede dell'Agenzia è facilmente raggiungibile in treno perché si trova nel complesso monumentale della stazione ferroviaria di Firenze Santa Maria Novella che è servita anche dai mezzi pubblici stradali sia urbani che interurbani. Per chi utilizzasse mezzi privati sarà sufficiente raggiungere la stessa stazione che è dotata di ampio parcheggio sotterraneo."