Modal Group and Port of Dunkirk open combined transport terminal
- Location
- Loon-Plage, Hauts-de-France · 🇫🇷 France
- Project
- Rail-road combined transport terminal at Loon-Plage (Port of Dunkirk)
- Investment
- €25m
- Status
- In operation (inaugurated 15 October 2026, first train 3 September 2026)
Modal Group and Dunkerque-Port inaugurated the 9.6 ha terminal beside the Loon-Plage rail yard on 15 October 2026, having invested €25m between them; it is open to all operators. Since the first train on 3 September 2026 there have been three weekly round trips to Lyon, with Italy to follow in 2027; in the long run up to 50,000 loading units a year could shift from road to rail. The project was awarded in February 2025 and the foundation stone was laid on 25 November 2025 (La Gazette France, 16 October 2026; LOK Report).
Source: lagazettefrance.fr ↗ · Archived copy ↗
Further sources: lok-report.de ↗ (Archived copy ↗)
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