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Calais intermodal service may be back on track in November
[ October 11, 2016 // Chris ]An intermodal service from southern France and Italy to the port of Calais suspending at the height of the migrants crisis in Calais during the summer, could be reinstated as early as November. President-director-general of the port of Calais, Jean Marc Puissesseau told FBJ that the trailer carrying train service, which had been operated by French Railways intermodal arm VIIA, could be back in operation next month, “or at the very latest January next year”.
The service from Le Boulou and Orbassano near Torino in Italy to Calais was suspended in July because of a surge in migrant activity. The operation was originally started in March this year, suspended and then reinstated again before the current stoppage.