Rail Terminal

APM Terminals Gijon during recent years has formed an eco-friendly logistic chain connecting Gijon with Spanish North Meseta promoting the use of rail to reduce traditional truck dependencies and CO2 emissions.

 Block trains connect APM Terminals Gijon with Northern Submeseta up to twice a week and are scheduled to arrive at APM Terminals Gijon in time to connect from/to the weekend vessels. The service is suitable for all types of containerized cargo, including hazardous.

APM Terminals Gijon is equipped with a 450m on dock track for fast and efficient loading and a separate rail yard with two 350m tracks for optimum flexibility. In the future, the service has the capacity to scale up to a daily service and longer block trains.

Each block train has a 52 TEU capacity and the potential to remove up to 26 trucks from the road. As well as reducing traffic congestion, the diesel locomotives used for this block train service are, according to statistics published by the Association of American Railroads, estimated to be three to four times more fuel efficient than diesel trucks and lower greenhouse gas emissions by up to 75% compared to trucks.