Rail Logistics Europe

Rail Logistics Europe, or RLE, formerly SNCF Logistics, is a French freight rail multinational. It is a subsidiary of SNCF.

Rail Logistics Europe

Formerly	SNCF Logistics
Industry	business and other management consulting
Founded	January 1, 2021; 4 years ago (2021-01-01) in Paris, France
Headquarters	Paris , France
Owner	SNCF (100 %)
Parent	SNCF Group
Subsidiaries	Hexafret, Captrain France, Captrain España
Website	www.rle-group.com

RLE claims to be the No. 1 rail logistics hub in France and No. 2 in Europe, with 9,535 employees in 10 countries.^[1][2]

History

The Freight branch of the SNCF Group became SNCF Geodis in 2008 when Geodis was integrated. Within SNCF Geodis, rail transport and logistics activities are grouped under Transport Ferroviaire et Multimodal de Marchandises (TFMM). In 2015, the SNCF Geodis branch was renamed SNCF Logistics. Following the transformation of SNCF and its subsidiaries into public limited companies, a new Group organization is put in place.^[3]

Rail Logistics Europe is created on January 1, 2021, to bring together all the Group's rail freight and logistics activities.^[4][5]

By 2021, 68% of freight traffic in France will be handled by RLE companies.^[6]

On January 1, 2025, in line with the discontinuation plan imposed by the European Commission, Fret SNCF will be transformed into two new companies: Hexafret for rail freight in France, and Technis for the maintenance of prime movers.^[7]