Network Rail has announced that work has begun on retrofitting Barking Eurohub, turning it into a modern international rail freight hub.

The 40-acre site located in east London will be redeveloped into a fully operational international intermodal freight facility.  It will feature an intermodal terminal capable of handling containers and liftable lorry trailers arriving and departing by rail and a campus of related distribution and storage activity.

Once complete, the site will act as a significant hub for freight travelling to and from major continental European markets including France, Germany, Italy and Spain via the Channel Tunnel.

Work on the project will involve removing old sidings that currently restrict parts of the site, freeing up more than five acres of land and creating new berthing sidings for continental freight trains.

This will improve the flow of trains through the terminal and support more efficient freight operations, Network Rail stated.

The connecting freight tracks and intermodal terminal sidings will be remodelled to handle continental freight trains up to 700 metres long, compared with the current operational limit of around 350 to 400 metres.  This will allow longer trains to use the terminal, increasing capacity, improving efficiency and helping move more freight by rail.

Further information:

https://www.logisticsmanager.com/barking-eurohub-to-become-international-rail-freight-hub/