European route E30
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West end | Cork, Ireland |
East end | Omsk, Russia |
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Countries | Ireland United Kingdom Netherlands Germany Poland Belarus Russia |
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European route E30 is an A-Class
Itinerary
- Ireland
- E01) – Rosslare
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- Irish Sea
- : Rosslare - Fishguard (Stena Line)
- United Kingdom
Although the United Kingdom Government participates fully in activities concerning the E-routes,[1] E-routes are not signposted within the United Kingdom.- A40: Fishguard – Carmarthen
- A48: Carmarthen –
- E05 at Newbury)
- M25: London Orbital (Interchange with E13 at and multiplex with E15 between and )
- )
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- North Sea The nearest passenger ferries to Hook of Holland actually depart from Harwich, across the Orwell south of Felixstowe. That ferry has 2 daily departures, one is a day crossing, the other a night crossing, both taking about 7–8 hours. It carries foot (train) passengers and cyclists as well as cars, buses, caravans and freight lorries. The ferry has bunks and rooms available to accommodate those on either crossing. Tickets for Dutch rail travel can be purchased on the ship.[2] Ferries departing from Felixstowe carry freight only.
- The Netherlands
- Germany
- A 30: Bad Bentheim – Osnabrück ( E37) – Bünde – Bad Oeynhausen ( E34)
- A 2: Bad Oeynhausen ( E34) – Hanover ( E45) – Magdeburg ( E49 - Potsdam ( E55)
- A 10: Potsdam ( E51) - Berlin ( E36 E55) - Königs Wusterhausen ( E55)
- A 12: Königs Wusterhausen ( E55) - Frankfurt an der Oder
- Poland
- Belarus
- Russia
- Kazakhstan/ Russia Border crossing
The Russian stretch of this road coincides partly with the
E30 in the United Kingdom
Throughout the UK, the Euroroute network is largely unsigned.[1][3][4]
The E30 uses
Felixstowe - London
On mainland Europe, the E30 terminates at Hoek-van-Holland where a ferry is required to cross the North Sea to Felixstowe, United Kingdom. The Port of Felixstowe is a major UK freight port with limited passenger operations present. In 2014, Felixstowe handled 28.1 megatonnes of freight, demonstrating the importance of the port within UK import and export sectors, as well as within sectors responsible for the development of UK road infrastructure concerning the E30.[6]
The route from Felixstowe to London:
- A14
- Ipswich - The Port of Ipswich handles approximately 2,000,000 tonnes of freight each year according to the Association of British Ports - Ipswich is the UK's largest export port.[7]
- E24 E30 leaves A14 onto the A12.
- (Harwich E32) - The A12 joins the A120/ E32 north of Colchester. The A120 acts as a spur to the Port of Harwich, with Stena Line providing cross-sea access to the rest of Europe for passenger traffic.
- Colchester
- Chelmsford
- Brentwood
- E30 leaves A12 and joins M25 motorway junction 28.
London
The E30 avoids travelling through the centre of London by using the M25 to the north of London between junctions 28 and 15.
Major connections:
M4 Corridor: London - Bristol
To the west of London, the E30 uses the M4 motorway to South Wales. The destinations along this route are linked as part of the M4 corridor, named "Britain's Science Corridor" by the New York Times upon its inception in 1983.[8] This is because the destinations along the M4 route have become "hubs for the UK bases of major global high-tech companies."[9]
The London to Bristol route largely follows that of the Great Western Main Line, which serves as a major infrastructural passenger and freight route between some of the destinations along this section of the E30.
Major destinations along this route include:
M4 Corridor: Bristol - Pont Abraham
West of Bristol, the E30 crosses the
The E30 serves several major industrial destinations in Wales which are largely an extension of "Britain's Science Corridor". These include:
Chepstow is home to several scientific research centres, for example, CreoMedical, a firm which develops medical technologies for hospitals across the UK.[11]
Newport, Cardiff, Port Talbot, Swansea and Llanelli are coastal destinations with sea links. ABP maintains a presence at some of these destinations (not Llanelli, additionally at Barry), and handles over 12 million tonnes of freight each year, contributing over £1.5billion to the economy.[12] This has been developed thanks to the historic development of infrastructure relating to the South Wales Valleys mining industry in the 20th Century, which has since declined in recent decades with the rising imports of foreign oil. This can be shown in the closure of South Wales' last deep mine in 1994.[13]
Cardiff is the capital city of Wales and serves as Wales centre for governance, business and culture.[14] The devolved government of Wales is housed in Cardiff Bay.[15]
In November 2016, Brexit supporter
Pont Abraham - Fishguard
The E30 is carried by the A48 and A40 from Pont Abraham - the western terminal of the M4 - to Fishguard.
Destinations along the A40 are:
At Fishguard, sea connections can be made to Ireland.
See also
References
- ^ a b For example Economic and Social Council Document ECE/TRANS/WP.6/AC.2/18 – 17 December 2008; Agenda item 6 Participation in the 2005 E-route census
- ^ For more information see: StenaLine Archived 28 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine or London to the Netherlands The Man in Seat Sixty-One
- ^ "E Roads - Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki". www.sabre-roads.org.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Why global governance is making the EU irrelevant". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Felixstowe, United Kingdom". Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "UK Port Freight Statistics: 2014" (PDF). gov.uk. 2015.
- ^ "Ipswich". 10 February 2017.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Tech Map of Britain: M4 corridor". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Highways England Network Map" (PDF). 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Microwave surgical device maker Creo Medical to float on Aim". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "South Wales | Associated British Ports". www.abports.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "South Wales Coalfield Timeline". www.agor.org.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Home - Visit Cardiff". www.visitcardiff.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Welsh Government | Contact us". gov.wales. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Welsh UKIP politician wants Ireland to pay for road". BBC News. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ Murphy, Darragh Peter. "UKIP wants the Irish government to help pay for a motorway in Wales with EU funds". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 10 February 2017.