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The largest vessel using the Port of Southampton is P&O Cruises Arvia, with a length of 345 m (1,132 ft), a gross tonnage of 184,700 and a passenger capacity of 5,200. [12] In 2005, the number of passengers using the port totalled 738,000, higher than it had been in any one year of the previous century.
Southampton Airport (IATA: SOU, ICAO: EGHI) is an international airport located in both Eastleigh and Southampton, Hampshire, in England. The airport is located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) north-northeast of central Southampton . [ 1 ]
Southampton Airport Parkway is a railway station on the South West Main Line, located in the south of Eastleigh in Hampshire, England. It is located 74 miles 66 chains (120.4 km) down the line from London Waterloo and is adjacent to Southampton Airport .
Hythe Pier, the Hythe Pier Railway and the Hythe Ferry provide a link between the port of Southampton and Hythe on the other side of Southampton Water. It is used both by commuters and tourists, and forms an important link in the Solent Way, England Coast Path and E9 European coastal paths. The railway is the oldest continuously-operating ...
Annual cruise passengers Rank Port 2022 / 2023 Country 1 Port of Miami: 7,299,294 [1] United States 2 Port Canaveral: 6,924,865 [1] United States 3 Port of Cozumel: 4,098,491 (2017) [2]
The inter-war period was a busy time for the port, which was called the "Gateway to the Empire". In 1936, the Southampton docks handled 46 percent of the UK's ocean-going passenger traffic. The following facts and figures are from the 1938 Handbook to Southampton Docks: Passengers : 560,000; Visitors: 500,000; Cruise passengers: 70,000
Southampton Airport is a regional airport located in the town of Eastleigh, just north of the city. It offers flights to UK and near European destinations, and is connected to the city by a frequent rail service from Southampton Airport Parkway railway station [195] and by bus services. [196]
Southampton Terminus railway station served the Port of Southampton and Southampton City Centre, England from 1840 until 1966. The station was authorised on 25 July 1834 and built as the terminus of the London and Southampton Railway , which later changed its name to the London and South Western Railway (LSWR).