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French rail-road traffic grows, but sharp contrast between domestic and international

Guest authors
October 9, 2026
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French rail-road freight traffic posted modest growth in the first half of the year but there was a sharp contrast in performance between domestic and…

French rail-road traffic grows, but sharp contrast between domestic and international

Guest authors
October 9, 2026
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French rail-road freight traffic posted modest growth in the first half of the year but there was a sharp contrast in performance between domestic and…

French rail-road traffic grows, but sharp contrast between domestic and international

Guest authors
October 9, 2026
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French rail-road freight traffic posted modest growth in the first half of the year but there was a sharp contrast in performance between domestic and…

Strikes in Paris area affecting up to 40% of freight trains

Marco Raimondi
July 15, 2025
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Rail freight in the Paris area has been dealing with strikes from signalmen working for the French infrastructure manager SNCF Réseau since the beginning of…

French combined transport returned to growth in 2024

Marco Raimondi
April 3, 2025
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After a complicated 2023, rail-road combined transport in France grew by 9,9 per cent in 2024. Despite this revival, figures are still below 2022 levels,…

Three prerequisites for French combined transport development

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December 5, 2024
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Quality train path capacity, a reliable and high level of service and efficient handling terminals are the three main pre-requisites if French combined road-rail transport…

‘Catch-up effect’ sees French combined transport increase 16% in H1

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September 20, 2024
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Rail-road combined transport in France increased by 16 per cent in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to…

French road-rail traffic up 18% in Q1 2024, but only because 2023 was bad

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June 21, 2024
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French road-rail volumes were up 18 per cent in the first quarter of 2024. Still, they benefitted from a favourable comparison with the same period last year, marked by several negative factors affecting the market, according to the combined transport association Groupement National des Transports Combinés (GNTC). In 2023, road-rail volumes, expressed in tonne/kilometres, were…