Private freight operator Lineas has launched Lyon Xpress, a new, direct rail service with high frequency and reliability between Lyon and Antwerp. The Lyon Xpress is the 12th branch in the Green Xpress Network developed by Lineas. Thanks to a combination of products from the company’s Green Xpress Network, cargoes from Lyon can be rapidly sent on their way to the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Slovakia, etc. and vice-versa. The Lyon Xpress also benefits from a connexion with the area Fos/Marseille.
The Lyon Xpress runs twice a week at present with conventional cargo only. The frequency will be increased to 3 roundtrips as of April. The aim is to switch over to 5 roundtrips as rapidly as possible. As of June, the Lyon Xpress will also accept intermodal cargoes to and from Port Edouard Herriot. The trip between Antwerp and Lyon takes 16 hours. This Xpress route is offered in cooperation with the partner Europorte.
The success of the Green Xpress Network consists of combining different sorts of cargoes, from steel, chemicals and consumer goods, to pallets and containers, thereby capitalizing on the winning assets of rail, namely transporting large volumes over (medium) long distances. The Green Xpress Network service is extremely reliable, flexible and rapid because the number of re-marshalling operations is limited to a minimum and the end-to-end transport is controlled by the same operator.
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