maintained by the city. Transport Buses Consorzio Apuano Trasporti, also known as CAT, was the company that, since 1 January 1969, managed the local public transport by road in the province of Massa-Carrara. CAT went bankrupt in 2009 and was taken over by Autolinee Toscana Nord ATN. On 1 February 2015 ATN leased its management branch, vehicles, staff and facilities to CTT Nord until the end of the contract for the local public transport of the Tuscany. CTT Nord together with VaiBus in 2017 extended its stay as a concessioner of ATN until 31 December 2019, from 1 January 2020 leased its management branch to RATP Dev, a company of the French RATP group, awarding the contract for local public transport by road of the Tuscany Region. Train Massa Centro railway station, opened in 1862, forms part of the Pisa–La Spezia–Genoa railway. Motorway The city is connected to Autostrada A12 and the national highway "SS 1 Aurelia". Airport Massa-Cinquale Airport (IATA: QMM, ICAO: LILQ) is a general aviation airport located in the neighboring village of Cinquale. Tramway From 1890 to 1932 Massa counted on a railway line from Marina to Forno and, from 1922 to 1975, a monorail serving a marble quarry named Lizza di Piastreta. Sister cities Massa is twinned with: Bad Kissingen, Germany, since 1960 Vernon, France, Nowy Sącz, Poland, since 2007 References Sources External links Massa official website Cities and towns in Tuscany Coastal towns in Tuscany Municipalities of the Province of Massa-Carrara