Topic: Lyon

NEW BRAND, NEW SERVICE Modal Group poised for France-Italy combi service launch

Intermodal solutions specialist Modal Group, formerly Modalis Group, is poised to launch a combined rail-road service between France and Italy via its subsidiary Delta Rail.…
frequency increase CMA CGM strengthens Lyon-Marseille rail connection

French shipping giant CMA CGM will increase its weekly rail services between Marseille and Lyon, in southeast France, to five departures in each direction. The…
this time along with passengers Amazon gives high-speed rail freight another try (with a twist)

Amazon is giving another go at incorporating high-speed rail into its logistics operations. This time, the initiative entails daily 2,000 parcels loaded onto the TGV…
terminal expansion Inauguration of major extension to combined road-rail terminal east of Lyon

This week has seen the inauguration of a major extension to the Vénissieux-Saint Priest combined road-rail terminal east of Lyon. The facility is located in…
rail-port synergies CMA CGM to invest 40 million € for rail and river connectivity at Lyon port

Shipping giant CMA CGM is leading a consortium which plans to invest approximately 40 million euros in developing container traffic at the Lyon river port,…
port-rail synergies Close cooperation with ports crucial to French rail freight growth

Ports and railways in France need to increase their cooperative efforts to increase the share of rail freight, according to Matthieu Chabanel, the head of…
Vos Logistics starts R2L route in France: “A novelty, there are few solutions for silo trailers”

Vos Logistics is expanding its presence on the French market via a new Dourges-Vénissieux freight route with the help of VEGA’s R2L system. The system…
Port of Barcelona has new rail links with three French destinations

Toulouse, Bordeaux and Lyon in France will all be connected with the port of Barcelona in Spain via rail starting in early November. The new…
Last excavation contract for Turin-Lyon tunnel has been assigned

The project of the Turin-Lyon railway tunnel has taken another step towards completion. The contract for the excavations of the Italian side of the tunnel,…
Turin-Lyon tunnel: 3 billion euros tender to carry out railway works

A tender worth three billion euros was published in the Official Journal of the European Union for implementing railway and technological equipment in the Turin-Lyon…
Lineas back on track with new Ghent-Lyon rail service

After laying low for a year, Lineas seems to be back on track. The company launched a new rail service with logistics firm DFDS to…
No access routes for Lyon to the Turin-Lyon tunnel before 2045?

New access railway lines to the Turin-Lyon tunnel from Lyon might not be ready before 2045, more than a decade after the expected commissioning of…