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Geodis offers Northeast Italy-France rail route

[ November 12, 2026   //   ]

Geodis has launched a rail service between Vicenza (Italy) and Noisy-le-Sec (Paris) area), operated by fellow Rail Logistics Europe group subsidiaries Captrain and Hexafret. It will initially run once weekly but increase to twice-weekly from January 2027. It will cater for liquids and powders, along with  other types of goods. 

Advantages of the rail option include 80% lower CO₂ emissions per shipment on average, including road pre- and post-carriage, compared with an all-road diesel solution and up to 28 tonnes of goods to be handled per unit versus about 25 tonnes.

Geodis plans to move around 6,500 swap bodies annually in 2027 on the service.

The new route extends to clients in Northeast Italy rail solutions already available to companies in Lombardy, Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna, who are served via Novara.

Geodis says it will also offer greater cost stability than road transport in the current volatile climate for fuel prices.

Executive vice-president for European Road Network, Marc Vollet, commented: “With the Vicenza-Paris connection, we are expanding our intermodal offer and introducing a new railway axis to serve companies in the North East of Italy. The goal is to provide customers with a competitive solution for freight transport, capable of combining operational efficiency, management of large volumes and a reduction in CO2 emissions compared to transport entirely by road.”

Rail Logistics Europe the French railways (SNCF) dedicated freight arm which operates through six companies – Hexafret, Captrain, Technis, Forwardis, Naviland Cargo and VIIA.

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