GEODIS launches new rail freight connection between Italy and France

GEODIS has launched a new rail freight service connecting Vicenza in northern Italy with Noisy-le-Sec, near Paris. The new route expands the company’s European intermodal network and provides another transport option for businesses in Italy’s Veneto region.

The first train departed on 19 October 2026, marking the start of the service operated by Captrain and Hexafret. Both companies belong to Rail Logistics Europe, part of the SNCF Group alongside GEODIS.

Initially, the service offers one departure per week in each direction. However, GEODIS plans to increase the frequency to two weekly departures per direction from January 2027.

The connection is designed to transport several types of freight, including packaged liquid and powder goods. It also extends the company’s existing rail services in northern Italy, which already cover Lombardy, Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna through its Novara connection.

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