Dollands Moor Freight Yard
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Dollands Moor Freight Yard is a railway freight yard near Folkestone
in Kent, and was purposely built in 1988 for the Channel Tunnel
. It is to the west of the Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal
, and just to the south of the M20 Motorway
.
Folkestone
Folkestone is the principal town in the Shepway District of Kent, England. Its original site was in a valley in the sea cliffs and it developed through fishing and its closeness to the Continent as a landing place and trading port. The coming of the railways, the building of a ferry port, and its...
in Kent, and was purposely built in 1988 for the Channel Tunnel
Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in the United Kingdom with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais near Calais in northern France beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. At its lowest point, it is deep...
. It is to the west of the Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal
Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal
The Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal is a railway terminal built for the transport of road-going vehicles on specially constructed trains through the Channel Tunnel...
, and just to the south of the M20 Motorway
M20 motorway
The M20 is a motorway in Kent, England. It runs from the M25 motorway to Folkestone, providing a link to the Channel Tunnel and the ports at Dover. It is long...
.