{"id":8416,"date":"2025-03-12T14:56:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T13:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/fret-intermodal\/railway-platforms-services\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T10:31:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:31:17","slug":"railway-platforms-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/en\/freight-intermodal\/railway-platforms-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Railway Platforms &amp; Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Operated by VIIA and its partners, the network of rail services and platforms at the Port of Calais connects northern and southern Europe.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The rail motorway platform <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>For your standard non-gripable trailers<\/strong>, load without restriction thanks to horizontal handling.<\/p>\n<p>VIIA offers<strong> three rail motorway services:<\/strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6036 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/viia_publicidad-sitl-2024_-format-rs-300x216.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/viia_publicidad-sitl-2024_-format-rs-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/viia_publicidad-sitl-2024_-format-rs-1024x736.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/viia_publicidad-sitl-2024_-format-rs-768x552.png 768w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/viia_publicidad-sitl-2024_-format-rs.png 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"spacer--small\"><strong>North Sea \/ French-Spanish border axis<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"spacer--small\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span class=\"img--inline\"><strong>Calais<\/strong> \/ <span style=\"color: #00747a;\">Le Boulou<\/span> = <strong>8 return trips <\/strong>per week<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"spacer--small\"><span class=\"img--inline\"><strong>North Sea &#8211; French-Italian border axis<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"spacer--small\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00747a;\">Calais \/ Orbassano<\/span><\/strong> = <strong>5 rounds trips<\/strong> per week (<em>temporarily suspended<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"spacer--small\"><strong>North Sea\/Mediterranean Basin axis<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"spacer--small\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><strong>Calais\/S\u00e8te<\/strong> (<em>in partnership with DFDS<\/em>) = <strong>6 rounds trips<\/strong> per week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2><strong>The combined transport platform. <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6354 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fret_intermodal_maritime_transport-combine-300x156.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fret_intermodal_maritime_transport-combine-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fret_intermodal_maritime_transport-combine-1024x534.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fret_intermodal_maritime_transport-combine-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fret_intermodal_maritime_transport-combine-1536x800.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fret_intermodal_maritime_transport-combine.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For your <strong>containers, swap bodies or P400s,<\/strong> load onto our recessed and through tracks dedicated to long trains (800 m).<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>VIIA<\/strong> offers a service on the <strong>North Sea\/Central France route.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Calais \/ M\u00e2con <\/strong><\/span>(Lyon) = <strong>3 rounds flights<\/strong> per week<\/p>\n<p>Further information: <a href=\"mailto:sales@viia.com\">sales@viia.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"spacer--small\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6297 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ampoules_idees_grise-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"52\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ampoules_idees_grise-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ampoules_idees_grise-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ampoules_idees_grise-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ampoules_idees_grise-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ampoules_idees_grise-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ampoules_idees_grise-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 52px) 100vw, 52px\" \/>The Calais rail terminals are located at the quayside, enabling fast and secure maritime transfer and avoiding unnecessarily costly truck transport.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Operated by VIIA and its partners, the network of rail services and platforms at the Port of Calais connects northern and southern Europe. 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