The Bergamo–Albino light rail is a light rail line that connects the city of

Bergamo Bergamo (; lmo, Bèrghem ; from the proto- Germanic elements *''berg +*heim'', the "mountain home") is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from Switzerland, the alpine lakes Como ...

, Italy, with the town of

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, in the lower part of the

Val Seriana The Serio ( Lombard: ''Sère'') is an Italian river that flows entirely within Lombardy, crossing the provinces of Bergamo and Cremona. It is long and flows into the Adda at Bocca di Serio south of Crema Crema or Cremas may refer to: Cr ...

. It was built on the

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of the former

Valle Seriana railway Valle may refer to: * Valle (surname) Geography *"Valle", the cultural and climatic zone of the dry subtropical Interandean Valles of the Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and northwest Argentina * University of Valle, a public university in Cali, Colom ...

, closed in 1967. It opened for service on 24 April 2009.

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* Transport in Bergamo Railway lines in Lombardy Light rail in Italy Railway lines opened in 2009 2009 establishments in Italy Albino, Lombardy {{Italy-rail-transport-stub