Europorte France

Rail freight traction operations

Europorte France is the Europorte subsidiary dedicated to rail freight transport.

Europorte France operates more than 200 trains per week across the entire French territory under its Single Safety Certificate approved by the EPSF (French Railway Safety Authority).

Europorte France has solid expertise in various sectors such as grain transport and the transport of dangerous goods (DG).

In 2021, Europorte France became the first rail freight company in France to obtain the Single Safety Certificate from the ERA, allowing it to operate in several countries under its own operating authorizations (license and certificate) and with its rolling stock and staff without any break of load. Europorte thus serves all of Belgium and Germany in open access.

As a member of ATTI, the company also offers its customers connections with neighboring European countries, in partnership with rigorously selected companies.

Europorte France provides services to its customers both across the entire national rail network and in Switzerland, Belgium, and Germany, regardless of the type of goods (agri-food, chemicals, automotive, etc.), packaging (bulk, liquid, solid, container, pallet, etc.), distance to be covered (national or international), or tonnage (full train or single wagons), operating all year round, seven days a week and twenty-four hours a day.

Finally, relying on its sister subsidiaries specialized in infrastructure and industrial services, Europorte France offers comprehensive turnkey solutions.

Our customers value:

Robust transport plans built around regular train paths by our planning department
A single point of contact account manager working directly with our operational teams for increased responsiveness in case of incidents, along with real-time communication on train status
Open-access operations with seamless services to Belgium and Germany, ensuring continuous operations
Dangerous goods expertise supported by a CSTMD technical advisor
Rigorous wagon management resulting in increased availability and optimized costs

7,4M

net tonnes of goods transported

estimated rail freight market share of Europorte

1,8Bn

tonne-kilometres for Europorte France

Electric and diesel fleet Drivers trained at CIFFCO, certified for Germany and Belgium

Methods department dedicated to optimizing transport plans and ensuring a high level of operational reliability Maintenance of locomotives in our Gray workshop or on site by our mobile teams

Monitoring of train movements by our control center 24/7 with real-time communication Strong national presence with four major regions and several regional hubs

As an ATTI and CUU signatory, Europorte France ensures rigorous wagon monitoring Preventive and corrective on-site maintenance to maximize the availability of your wagon fleet

Main sectors concerned by traction high-speed operations on major lines:

Agri-food
Automotive
Chemicals, petrochemicals, and fuels
Construction and quarry materials
Paper and wood industries
Any other sector depending on the nature of the goods transported

Grain transport

Transport of dangerous goods on many SEVESO sites

Transport of cars and vans throughout Europe

With several regional hubs, Europorte provides transport for full trains or single wagons regardless of the type of packaging

Expertise in handling the constraints of the construction sector (cement and clinker trains)

Proposal of a complete turnkey service:

Last mile services (wagon loading and unloading in coordination with Europorte Industries Socorail)
Infrastructure expertise with Europorte Infrastructures Socorail

Certification of rolling stock and spot trains

Combined and multimodal transport