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Minister opens Solent Rail Terminal

[ March 22, 2024   //   ]

Rail Minister Huw Merriman officially opened Associated British Ports (ABP) and Solent Stevedores’ £17.5 million Solent Rail Terminal on 20 March. The partners have created an 18-acre facility site that will broaden the service offer with laden and empty container handling, storage, maintenance, and repair within a single-site boundary – a first for the Port of Southampton. The track layout allows simultaneous train arrival and departures and will be able to handle a 71% increase in daily services with a 125% increase in number of containers handled.

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