Kent Coast Line

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Kent Coast Line

Legend Chatham Main Line - Ramsgate Branch To London Victoria and other London termini Margate ex LCDR Margate / Margate West SER Margate Sands Closed 1926 LCDR Margate East Closed ? Broadstairs Ramsgate Harbour Tunnel LCDR Ramsgate Harbour Closed 1926 Dumpton Park Opened 1926 SER Ramsgate Town Closed 1926 Ramsgate Ramsgate St Lawrence Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line to Ashford International Sandwich Deal Walmer Martin Mill Guston Tunnel Buckland Junction Chatham Main Line - Dover Branch To Faversham Charlton Tunnel Dover Priory Dover Harbour Tunnel Dover Harbour 1861-1927 Mileage Change 77m76ch (Vic) : 76m50ch (CX) Hawkesbury Street Jn Connection to Train Ferry Pier Jn Admiralty Pier 1860-1909 Dover Marine 1909-1994 Dover Town 1844-1914 Archcliffe Jn South Eastern Main Line To London Charing Cross and other London termini

The Kent Coast Line is the British railway line that runs from Dover Priory to Margate.

It was electrified (750v DC third rail) by BR under the 1955 modernisation plan.

Contents 1 Services 2 History 3 Dover track layout 4 References

[edit] Services

Services are operated by Southeastern.

Typical service is hourly from Charing Cross to Ashford, dividing there into a part to Ramsgate via Canterbury West, and a part via the Kent Coast Line. See South Eastern Main Line.

[edit] History

The South Eastern Railway's (SER) first mainline went to Dover via Folkestone and Ashford. The SER Ashford to Margate Broadstairs and Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line was then extended south to Deal. This was linked up by the "Dover & Deal Joint Railway" with their bitter rival the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR).

Upon the joint management of the SER and LCDR in 1899 the track layout at Ashford rationalised, with Thanet receiving similar treatment (by Southern) in the 1920s.

The line was electrified under the 1955 BR Modernisation plan, in "Kent Coast Electrification (Stage 2)" opening January 1961.

The building of the railway was significant in the development of seaside resorts like Broadstairs.

[edit] Dover track layout

The Railway Clearing House produced a map that shows the compex layout of this area ^[1]. This shows the separate connection to the pier where trains used to board ferries.

[edit] References

v • d • e Railway lines in South-East England: Eastern  (Kent) Primary Routes: High Speed 1 · Chatham Main Line · South Eastern Main Line Secondary Lines: Ashford-Ramsgate via Canterbury Line · East Coastway · Hastings Line · Kent Coast Line · Maidstone East Line Minor/Branch Lines: Bexleyheath Line · Bromley North Line · Catford Loop · Dartford Loop · Greenwich Line · Hayes Line · Marshlink Line · Medway Valley Line · Mid-Kent Line · North Kent Line · Nunhead to Lewisham link · Sheerness Line Central  (Sussex) Primary Routes: Arun Valley Line · Brighton Main Line · Thameslink Secondary Lines: East Coastway · New Guildford Line · North Downs Line · Redhill-Tonbridge Line · Sutton & Mole Valley Line · West Coastway Minor/Branch Lines: Caterham Line · Epsom Downs Branch · Oxted Line · Seaford Branch Line · South London Line · Tattenham Corner Line Western  (Wessex) Primary Routes: North Downs Line · Portsmouth Direct Line · South Western Main Line · West Coastway · West of England Main Line Secondary Lines: Alton Line · Ascot-Guildford Line · Chertsey Branch · Eastleigh-Fareham Line · Eastleigh-Romsey Line · Hounslow Loop · Kingston Loop Line · Waterloo-Reading Line · West London Line Minor/Branch Lines: Chessington Branch · Greenford Branch · Hampton Court Branch · Henley Branch Line · Island Line · Lymington Branch Line · Marlow Branch Line · Shepperton Branch Line · Slough-Windsor & Eton Line · Staines-Windsor & Eton Line Northern  (Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire) Primary Routes: West Coast Main Line · Chiltern Line Secondary Lines: London to Aylesbury Line · Cherwell Valley Line · Cotswold Line Minor/Branch Lines: Marston Vale Line · Oxford to Bicester Line · Princes Risborough to Aylesbury Line · Varsity Line (currently partially disused)