The project

The new Fiera - Pendolina line will bring a more sustainable and efficient transport system to Brescia, integrated with the metro, buses, and trains.

An ambitious project

Promoted by the Municipality of Brescia, and entrusted to the technical guidance of Brescia Mobilità, it’s set to be the most important infrastructure project to affect the city in the coming years.

Future benefits

Regularity, speed and frequency

Towards the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (PUMS 2018)

The tram will enable a quantum leap in public transport in terms of regularity, speed, and frequency, serving the main urban areas not reached by the automated light rail system. It will also help improve connections with traffic coming from outside the city, increase the number of passengers carried by 47%, and reduce private vehicle traffic by 5%.

A structured project

The route of the line was launched in 2020 and has undergone a series of technical, economic, and administrative steps that have defined its development.

8 July 2020

Council Resolution no. 321

The Municipality of Brescia entrusts Brescia Mobilità with the task of drawing up a detailed economic feasibility project (PFTE).

30 September 2020

Council Resolution No. 466

The mandate of Brescia Mobilità to continue with the definition phase of the project is confirmed.

13 January 2021

Council Resolution No. 8

The municipality submits an application for funding to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport for a total of €359.5 million.

End 2021

First financing

The Ministry allocates the first tranche of funding of €359.5 million.

2 February 2022

Council resolution no. 35

Brescia Mobilità is commissioned to develop the final design

6 July 2022

Council Resolution No. 291

Operational guidelines for the final design are provided.

27 February 2023

City Council Resolution No. 9

Brescia Mobilità is identified as the implementing body.

End 2023

Additional funding

The Ministry allocates an additional tranche of funding of €63.1 million.

April 2024

Budget Variation

The Municipality of Brescia allocates €3.7 million as a co-financing share, thus completing the updated overall economic framework of €426.3 million, which is fully covered.

June 2024

Approval of the final project

The City Council approves the final project and in the same month launches the tender for the integrated contract.

18 June 2025

Signing of the contract

The contract for the executive design, execution of works and supply of rolling stock for the Fiera - Pendolina tram line is signed.

The main features

The route will be 11.3 kilometres long and will connect the western part of the city - from Pendolina to the Fiera di Brescia - crossing very busy areas that are currently poorly connected to the rest of the local public transport network.

Future benefits

Modern and quiet trams

Power supply and silent conveyors

Along the route there will be 22 stops, served by modern, quiet and comfortable trams, with a capacity of approximately 220 passengers each. The convoys will be electrically powered and, in the city centre sections, battery-powered: a sustainable choice, also from an aesthetic and environmental point of view.

Work from 2026 to 2030

They will have an estimated duration of five years. The service is expected to start running in 2030. The new line represents an important step towards a more connected, sustainable, and accessible city.

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