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The Kent port issued the alert as French authorities have stepped up border monitoring after more than 130 people were killed in Moscow. Port of Dover issues delay warning ahead of Easter getaway ...
Recent archaeology indicates that Dover's history as a port and trading gateway dates back at least as far as the Stone and Bronze ages. Known as Dubris during the Roman occupation of Britain, [4] the port has always enjoyed a significant strategic position due to its proximity to continental Europe and as the location of the sheltered River Dour estuary between two imposing chalk cliffs.
Ferry operator DFDS urged passengers to ‘allow 120 minutes to complete the check in process and border controls’ at the Kent port.
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The Port of Dover operates 24 hours a day seven days a week which sees over 16.5 million passengers pass through it each year; this combined with huge volumes of cars, lorries and coaches, makes it the busiest ferry port in Europe.
All HGVs for the Channel Tunnel use the contraflow on the M20, whereas HGVs for the Port of Dover head to Manston Airport via the M2, A249 and A299 (advertised routes by Highways England). HGVs will queue here until space is made available on the A256 , where the TAP256 will control HGVs in the same way the Dover TAP does on the A20.
It became a through station on 1 November 1861, with the completion of a tunnel through the Western Heights to gain access to the Western Docks area, where LCDR created Dover Harbour station [1] The station was known as Dover Town, but was renamed in July 1863; thus led to rival South Eastern Railway adopting the name for one of its stations. [1]
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