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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.
Video Boat train
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
Maps Boat train
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
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