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Terminal Overview

Melbourne
intermodal
terminal

The first signature terminal for ITC, Melbourne Intermodal Terminal (MIT) will soon be the largest intermodal terminal ever built in Australia. This $400-million open access bonded facility is currently under construction, with operations commencing in October 2025.

MIT is co-located with the industrial and logistics precinct Melbourne Intermodal & Industrial Exchange.

Connectivity

YOUR TRACK
TO SUCCESS

Directly connected to interstate rail links and the Port Rail Shuttle Network, MIT is Melbourne’s closest open-access terminal capable of facilitating double-stacked 1,800 metre trains.

FOOTPRINT

45 hectares, including 30+ hectares of concrete hardstands (approx. 14 MCG AFL fields)

CAPACITY

Over 1 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) processed p.a.

Future capacity

Up to 2 million TEUs to be processed p.a. in Phase 2

Distance

22.5km to Port of Melbourne; 45 mins via Port Rail Shuttle Network

Environmental impact

MIT can remove up to 500,000 truck trips off Melbourne roads yearly, saving approx. 451 million litres of petrol and reducing carbon emissions by 189,000 tonnes

Warehousing

Co-located with the industrial and logistics precinct Melbourne Intermodal & Industrial Exchange

Terminal features

KEY FEATURES
OF MELBOURNE
INTERMODAL TERMINAL

  • Inner terminal with 6 rail sidings (2 standard gauge, 4 dual gauge), serviced by electric-powered rail mounted gantry cranes by Konecranes

  • Outer terminal with 3 rail sidings (2 standard gauge, 1 dual gauge) and approx. 10 hectares of hardstand

  • Over 30 hectares of concrete hardstands — equivalent to approx. 14 MCG fields

  • Wash bay facilities

  • Electric-powered reach stackers by Kalmar

  • Workshops for container repairs and reach stacker servicing 

  • Capability to fumigate containers and apply food-grade sealing to containers

  • Industrial silos for storage of agricultural products

  • Track turnouts connecting to Port Rail Shuttle Network and interstate rail links

  • Direct access to the Hume Highway M31

  • Co-located with the industrial and logistics precinct Melbourne Intermodal & Industrial Exchange