Boat train
Passenger train that takes its passengers to a port to be loaded on to a passenger ship
title: "Boat train" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ferries", "intermodal-passenger-transport", "trains"] description: "Passenger train that takes its passengers to a port to be loaded on to a passenger ship" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_train" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Passenger train that takes its passengers to a port to be loaded on to a passenger ship ::
A boat train is a passenger train operating to a port for the specific purpose of making connection with a passenger ship, such as a ferry, ocean liner, or cruise ship. Through ticketing is normally available. NOTOC ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/34072_257_Squadron.jpg" caption="Southern Railway"] ::
Notable named boat trains
- Admiraal de Ruijter, – (1987–2006)
- Benjamin Britten, London Liverpool Street – Amsterdam Centraal (1987–?)
- La Flèche d'Or (Golden Arrow), Paris Gare du Nord – Calais-Maritime (1929–1972){{cite news |date=15 September 2008 |accessdate=27 December 2008 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/sep/15/rail.france?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront |title=The return of the boat train to Paris |newspaper=The Guardian | location=London | first=Andrew | last=Martin}}
- The Golden Arrow, London Victoria – Dover Marine (1929–1972)
- The Cunarder
- Night Ferry, – Paris Nord / Brussels Midi/Zuid (1936–1980)
- The Statesman, London Waterloo – Southampton Docks (Ocean Terminal){{cite web |url=http://www.oceanlinermuseum.co.uk/The%20Statesman%20Boat%20Train.htm |title=The Statesman Boat Train |accessdate=27 December 2008 |work=oceanlinermuseum.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803192942/http://www.oceanlinermuseum.co.uk/The%20Statesman%20Boat%20Train.htm |archive-date=3 August 2009 |url-status=dead
- The Steam Boat, Toronto – Port McNicoll
References
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