{"id":132962,"date":"2024-09-24T17:01:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T07:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=56430"},"modified":"2024-09-24T17:01:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T07:01:55","slug":"france-to-allocate-160-million-euros-to-boost-rail-freight-along-the-mediterranean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=132962","title":{"rendered":"France to allocate 160 million euros to boost rail freight along the Mediterranean"},"content":{"rendered":"

Logistics stakeholders gathered in the southern French city of Montpellier last week to discuss the development of rail freight in the western Mediterranean arc. During the conference, an agreement between the French State and the Occitanie region, in France\u2019s southwest, signed in June and covering the period 2023-2027, was presented. The plan includes an investment package totalling 160 million euros dedicated exclusively to freight.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>For its part, SNCF R\u00e9seau Occitanie is putting 300 million euros on the table to regenerate the region\u2019s core rail network. Organised by France\u2019s rail network manager SNCF R\u00e9seau, attendees included the French ports of S\u00e8te, Perpignan and Port-la-Nouvelle and the port of Barcelona and also LFP Perthus, the Catalonia-based operator of the high-speed, international section of the Figueras-Perpignan railway line.<\/p>\n