Brescia awards construction contract for new tram line T2

The new Tram Line T2 will connect the Pendolina district in the northwest with the Fiera/PalaLeonessa exhibition centre in southwest Brescia over 11.3 km and 21 stops, including a 430 m tunnel under Brescia Castle and a 3.1 km catenary-free (battery-powered) section through the old town. The city council approved the final design on 24.06.2024 and the construction contract was awarded in June 2025; 18 Hitachi Rail RailLIVE trams (216 passengers each) are planned to enter service by 2030, with interchanges to the automated M1 light-metro line at two stations. Update (10 Jul 2026): On 6 July 2026 the official foundation-stone ceremony for tram line T2 Fiera–Pendolina took place at the Brescia exhibition grounds, marking the start of construction. According to the City of Brescia, the line of over 11 km requires an investment of EUR 426 million (previously recorded: about EUR 326 million), almost entirely funded by the transport ministry; construction is to take four and a half years, and the line connects to the automated metro at the station. (LOK Report, 10 Jul 2026)