Solent Rail Terminal
berth 109 Western Docks, Port of Southampton
Our award-winning, state-of-the-art intermodal rail terminal providing a vital logistics link for the rail freight industry and deep-sea shipping lines.
The latest investment in the rail terminal has delivered a £17.5 million upgrade in partnership with ABP. The Solent Rail Terminal is an 18-acre facility incorporating intermodal rail transport, laden and empty container handling, storage, maintenance and repair within a single-site boundary and less than half a mile from the UK’s second biggest container port.
This investment that completed in early 2024 was awarded the prestigious ‘Driving Rail Freight Growth’ award at the 2023 RFG Awards.
The Solent Rail Terminal has been designed to support the shift of cargo handling from road to rail supporting the Government’s Net Zero target.
Services
Rail services:
90-minute train turn-around
Newly designed track to facilitate simultaneous train arrival and departures
Capacity for 15 intermodal daily services from Monday to Saturday
3 container sidings
770m track length
Capable of handling two intermodal services simultaneously on lines 1 and 2 and a third line available for locomotive turn around
Bulk operations with bulk terminal adjacent to track.
Depot services:
Container Lift On/Lift Off
Storage of laden and empty containers
Container inspections
Train refuelling
Cargo packing and devanning services
12 acres of laden container storage space with full maintenance and repair offering
Shunting of containers throughout the port estate
Container weighing
Container steam cleaning
Other services available on request
Contact US
For more information about the Solent Rail Terminal at the Port of Southampton, please get in touch.
Opening hours: 24 hours from 0600 Monday – 12.00 Saturday.
02382 021 255
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News
Keep in touch with our latest news and announcements
Labour Party Visit to our rail and container operations at the Port of Southampton
In June we welcomed a visit from the Labour party leader Sir Keir Starmer and Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves to our rail and container operations at the Port of Southampton. Sir Keir and Rachel were in Europe’s leading cruise turnaround port hosed by Associated...
Rail Minister opens new multi-million-pound rail investment at the Port of Southampton
The Minister for Rail and HS2, Huw Merriman, officially opened the new Solent Rail Terminal marking the completion of the £17.5 million partnership investment between Associated British Ports (ABP) and Solent Stevedores. The multi-million-pound rail upgrade...
Solent Stevedores appoints Mark Hooper as Director of Rail and Containers
Industry-leading cargo handler, Solent Stevedores, announces the appointment of Mark Hooper as Director of Rail and Containers across operations in the Port of Southampton and London Gateway. Solent Stevedores welcomes Mark, former Business Development Director for DP...