For Piccoli, who boasts 15 appearances and one goal with the Atalanta shirt between 2019 and 2021, it is the seventh year in Serie A, after having worn, always on loan, the shirts of Spezia, Genoa, Verona, Empoli and last season Lecce, with 127 appearances in the top league and 21 goals, 13 of which in the last two years between Lecce and Cagliari.
The new T2 tramway line between Bergamo and Villa d’Alme is expected to be commissioned in September 2026
The T2 tramway line is a new 11.5km line being built between Bergamo and Villa d’Alme as part of the existing Bergamo interurban tramway in Lombardy
The tramway is operated by Tramvie Elettriche Bergamasche (TEB)
TEB in collaboration with the Municipality of Bergamo developed the technical-economic feasibility project for the T2 Line in December 2018
following which the final design and development works commenced
The estimated investment in the project is €225.01m ($243.8m)
The project is expected to be completed in September 2026
It will have a travel time of 30 minutes between Bergamo and Villa d’Alme
The T2 Line will complement the existing T1 Bergamo-Albino line
which connects Bergamo’s urban centre with the Seriana Valley through 16 stations
leveraging its infrastructure and equipment
The new line will seamlessly integrate with public transport services in the urban area of Bergamo and extend to the suburban networks of the Brembana Valley and Imagna Valley
It will be used by an estimated 4.5 million passengers each year and is expected to reduce car traffic by 26 million km per year
The T2 Line will follow the route of the former Brembana Valley railway
It will pass through five municipalities: Bergamo
The T2 tramway line Bergamo – Villa d’Alme runs along a private
protected route featuring 23 at-grade crossings that accommodate both road traffic and pedestrians
The entire line will operate on a double track except for a section at the Ramera tunnel in Pontesecco where it will operate on a single track
The railway line will include a short tunnel at Pontesecco passing via Maresana
Antonio/Fabriciano passing through Drossi and Ca Fornaci
and underpasses at Viale Giulio Cesare and SS
one above the Morla stream and two above the Quisa stream
It will share the central Bergamo terminus and the first two stops of the T1 Line at Borgo Palazzo and San Fermo
The stations within Bergamo municipality include Bronzetti
The Bronzetti station will serve as the interchange between the two tramway lines
The stations within the Ponteranica municipality are Pontesecco and Ponteranica
and in the Sorisole municipality are Gres and Petosino
Paladina and Alme Volta are two stations in Alme municipality
while two more stations will be developed in the Villa d’Alme town at Villa d’Alme Mazzi and Villa d’Alme Capolinea
The stations will be developed parallel to the tramway line and can be accessed through two pedestrian passages
The stations will feature slightly sloping ramps
which will provide easy access to all users
TEB will construct seven interchange car parks
along with a 10km long bike path adjacent to the tramway
The bike path extending from San Fermo to Villa d’Alme will be 2.5m wide
It will integrate seamlessly with existing bike networks
The car parks will provide a total of 513 parking spaces
They will be situated close to the De Gasperi and S
The existing Ranica operations control centre will serve as the operational hub for both tram lines
focusing on optimising management and reducing costs
A new depot will be constructed along the T2 Line near the Petosino stop
Ten ForCity Classic low-floor trams developed by Skoda Transportation
The trams will be 33m long and can accommodate up to 281 passengers
In the densely urbanised stretch from Ponteranica to Bergamo
including 64 fixed seats and two folding seats that can be reversed to create spaces designated for wheelchairs
each vehicle features two designated spaces for passengers with reduced mobility
These spaces include a backrest and a belt lace system
a handrail to aid with boarding manoeuvres
and an intercom system for communication with the driver
The tram floor is constructed with durable materials that offer better water absorption resistance
while the handrail is made from brushed stainless steel
The trams feature an advanced anti-collision system
aimed at enhancing safety and protecting both passengers and pedestrians
The new trams will increase the Bergamo tramway fleet to 24
including the 14 already in service on the T1 Line
The project is funded by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
along with other municipalities affected by the line
which includes 127 municipalities and four mountain communities
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport is providing €151.5m ($165.5m) for the project
while the Lombardy Region will contribute €40m and the City and Province of Bergamo will provide €9.5m
Other municipalities along the route are providing €4m ($4.3m) and the BIM Consortium is contributing €3m ($3.27m)
The definitive study for the project was undertaken by a team of designers named RTI Tramsi comprising Italferr as the lead entity
Italferr was responsible for developing key components including depots
Architect Paolo Belloni provided design guidance concerning the architectural and landscape aspects of the buildings
the depot and railway stations at Bronzetti and Ponteranica
The executive project was prepared by the RTP consortium
which included Systra-Sotecni (as the lead)
SWS Engineering and Architecna Engineering
The contract for executing the project was awarded to the RTI consortium
Skoda Transportation and Impresa Edile Stradale Artifoni
The consortium is responsible for overseeing executive design, safety coordination, executing the construction works
and supplying tramway vehicles and equipment
Skoda will deliver ten bidirectional trams for the new line
along with a full-service commitment spanning three years
GCF will supervise the construction of the track works
signalling infrastructure and all aspects of plant engineering for the project
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