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| Founded | 2011 |
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| Headquarters | Brussels, |
Key people | Bernard Gustin (executive chairman) |
| Owner | Federal Holding and Investment Company (10%), Argos Wityu and management Lineas (90%) |
| Website | lineas |
Lineas is the largest private rail freight operator in Europe.[1] Headquartered in Belgium, it also operates from various sites across France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain. The Federal Holding and Investment Company (Federale Participatie- en Investeringsmaatschappij) holds 10% of the shares. Private equity group Argos Wityu and the management of Lineas together hold the remaining 90%.
The primary business activity of Lineas is the transport of goods by rail. The company has proclaimed its ambition to realise a ‘modal shift’ in Europe, moving a greater amount of freight off the road and onto rail.[2] In 2014, Lineas launched the Green Xpress Network (GXN) with 23 rail connections between European stations. GXN combines different types of freight into a single train.
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