3. Multimodal platform operation

The platform is structured around several interconnected zones (figure 4 ):

• The terminal reception area (1) controls truck access and handles administrative formalities.

• Handling and storage areas(2) :

  • Handling areas enable containers and swap bodies to be loaded or unloaded from lorries onto trains or barge; these areas are equipped with 750 m-long rail tracks to accommodate block trains (figures 5 and 6...