Solent Rail Terminal

Higher box volumes for Southampton’s Solent Rail Terminal

The Solent Rail Terminal has recorded more than 55,000 containers handled since opening following the multi-million-pound upgrade that was completed six months ago at the Port of Southampton.

Terminal operator Solent Stevedores has seen an increase in containers entering and leaving the UK port via rail compared to the same period in the previous year taking approximately 16,000 lorries off the road in the last six months.

The rail freight terminal underwent a significant upgrade in partnership...

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Rail investment boosts Port of Southampton air quality project

A project to lengthen the tracks at the Port of Southampton’s Solent Rail Terminal has completed and aims to reduce lorry movements in the city by 180,000 each year.

As part of a commitment to improving air quality in the port and for the city, Solent Stevedores and ABP Southampton have partnered on this scheme to extend the track by 70 metres so that two 645-metre container trains can be serviced simultaneously. Previously only one shorter train could be accommodated at the terminal at a time.

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