Boat train

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 or ocean liner. Through ticketing is normally available.

ex-SR Battle of Britain Class 34072 257 Squadron Unrebuilt Bulleid Light Pacific, with the Golden Arrow styling

Notable named boat trains

• Admiraal de Ruijter, London Liverpool Street – Amsterdam Centraal (1987– ?)
• Benjamin Britten, London Liverpool Street – Amsterdam Centraal (1987– ?)
• La Flèche d'Or (Golden Arrow), Paris Gare du Nord – Calais-Maritime (1929–1972)
• The Golden Arrow, London Victoria – Dover Marine (1929–1972)
• The Cunarder
  • London Waterloo – Southampton Docks (Ocean Terminal)
  • London Euston – Liverpool Riverside
  • Glasgow Central – Greenock Prince’s Pier
• Night Ferry, London Victoria – Paris Nord / Brussels Midi/Zuid (1936–1980)
• The Statesman, London Waterloo – Southampton Docks (Ocean Terminal)
• The Steam Boat, Toronto – Port McNicoll

See also

• Dutchflyer, London to Amsterdam
• Lyttelton Line Boat trains, New Zealand
• On the Wigan Boat Express, a song
• Silver Arrow, rail-air-rail service between London and Paris (1956–c 1994)
• Train ferry, which carries rail vehicles as well as passengers
• Venice-Simplon Orient Express, London to Paris and beyond