Elizabeth Terminal refurbished for peak summer passengers

Wednesday, 25 June 2025 07:00

The Elizabeth Terminal at St Helier Harbour has had a £500,000 refurbishment to provide better facilities for departing ferry passengers ahead of the peak summer travel.

The changes, announced in March, have now been completed.

Ports of Jersey said the 1970s-designed building isn't adequate for modern-day ferry passengers, particularly at peak times.

Improvements include creating a departure lounge for people who have passed through security and better facilities for passengers with disabilities.

An al fresco area has been created at The Shipyard that can be used by passengers who have cleared security.

Port Operations and Security Manager, Robin Fitzgerald hopes the work that has been done gives passengers a more comfortable start to their journey.

"We've taken on an airport-style type of departures. Passengers can now check in and then go straight to the lounge.

"If there are travel delays, the old lounge would get crowded, but now there is a lot more space, it's more open, and there are the outside areas too.

"It's always been functional, but we've seen vessel configuration change, more passengers are able to be taken - it wasn't designed for that, so we are catering to it now."

The project has cost around £500,000.

Ports of Jersey has plans to replace Elizabeth Terminal as part of a much bigger overhaul of St Helier harbour in the next decade, but says this work will 'significantly improve' passengers' experience in the meantime.

Construction of the new terminal is expected to start in autumn 2026 and take two years.