Europorte is a European rail freight company, a subsidiary of Eurotunnel

Eurotunnel

Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. manages and operates the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France. The Company operates the car shuttle services and earns revenue on other trains passing through the tunnel...

; operating in France and through the Channel Tunnel

Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in the United Kingdom with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais near Calais in northern France beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. At its lowest point, it is deep...

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The company was formed in 2009 as an entity encompassing the previous operations of Europorte 2

Europorte 2

Europorte is a European rail freight company, a subsidiary of Eurotunnel; operating in France and through the Channel Tunnel.The company was formed in 2009 as an entity encompassing the previous operations of Europorte 2 and the France based businesses of Veolia Cargo...

 and the France based businesses of Veolia Cargo

Veolia Cargo

Veolia Cargo was a European rail freight transportation company that operated mainly in France and Germany.On 2 September 2009 the company was acquired by Eurotunnel and SNCF the deal being finalised on 1 December 2009.-History:...

. Eurotunnel's original freight business, Europorte 2, was rebranded to become Europorte Channel and moved as a subsidiary under the Europorte division of the Eurotunnel group.

Subsidiaries

Europorte had five subsidiaries; one previously under Eurotunnel's control and four operations arriving via the purchase of Veolia Cargo french subsidiaries in 2009. All of these five units had already held permissions as open-access operators on the French railway network since 2004.Europorte company website, section "Europorte"

Europorte Channel

During 2008 the operation had operated 2718 trains in France and 878 trains through the Channel Tunnel. Its fleet in 2009 consisted of eleven British Rail Class 92

British Rail Class 92

The British Rail Class 92 is a dual-voltage electric locomotive which can run on 25 kV AC from overhead wires or 750 V DC from a third rail. It was designed specifically to operate services through the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France...

 locomotives, and one Alstom Prima electric locomotive.Europorte company website, section "Europorte Channel" In December 2008 Europorte 2 was renamed to Europorte Channel

Europorte Channel

Europorte Channel is a rail freight train operator which operates rail freight services between France and the United Kingdom through the Channel Tunnel...

, following the acquisition of Veolia Cargo France.

Europorte France

Europorte France (formerly Veolia Cargo France) was acquired in 2009. Including those in use with "Europorte Link", the subsidiary has 28 locomotives and operated over 100 trains per week, with a 162 employees combined.Europorte company website, section "Europorte France and Europorte Link"

Europorte Proximité

Europorte Proximité constitutes part of the former CFTA Cargo operation, acquired through the purchase of Veolia Cargo France in 2009. The company operates freight trains on the former CFTA Franche-Comté network, a group of secondary lines in France, well known for being the last place in France where a commercial steam train ran (in 1975). The present network is in two parts, based on Châtillon sur Seine (Côte D'Or) and Gray (Haute Saône) the section of line connecting the two having been out of use for some years. The company operates the former CFTA workshops at Gray, well known for maintaining preserved steam locomotives as well as operational diesel locomotives. It also has a track maintenance arm.
Europorte company website, section "Europorte Proximité"

Europorte Link

Europorte Link (formerly Veolia Cargo Link) was acquired as part of the Veolia Cargo France purchase in 2009. Together with Europorte France the subsidiary has 28 locomotives and operated over 100 trains per week, with a 162 employees combined.Europorte company website, section "Europorte France and Europorte Link"

Socorail

Socorail was acquired as part of Veolia Cargo France in 2009. Socorail provides services on industrial railway sidings, and operates 61 shunting locomotives.Europorte company website, section "Socorail"

See also

• Euro Cargo Rail
  Euro Cargo Rail
  Euro Cargo Rail is a French rail freight operator formed in 2005 as a subsidiary of English, Welsh and Scottish Railway .-History:Euro Cargo Rail was founded in February 2005, in April 2005 EWS InternationalEWS International was the division of EWS responsible for operations through the Channel...
  
   DB Schenker subsidiary operating in France
• SNCF
  SNCF
  The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...
  
  - French state owned railways