Trains between Dover and Folkestone cancelled

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Image caption, Services are delayed between Dover Priory and Folkestone on Friday morning
  • Author, Katy Docherty-Warren
  • Role, 大象传媒 News, South East

Trains between Dover Priory and Folkestone Central have been suspended while emergency services deal with an incident.

Southeastern warned cancellations will affect routes between Ramsgate, Dover and Ashford International until approximately 18:00 BST on Friday.

Rail replacement buses are running from Dover Priory to destinations where there are no alternative bus routes.

The rail operator has also said commuters can use their tickets on Stagecoach route 102 between Dover and Folkestone.

British Transport Police (BTP) said officers and paramedics were called to reports of a casualty on the tracks at 01:45 BST.

BTP said the person was pronounced dead at the scene.

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