Kent Coast line
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The Kent Coast Line is the
.It was
Services
As of November 2021[update], the off-peak service is operated as an extension of the
During the late 2010s, the entire off-peak service was run as part of the High Speed domestic service, running in a loop around the coast with trains at both ends continuing towards St. Pancras via Ashford International and Faversham.[3][4] This service was ended after the COVID pandemic massively reduced rail use.[5]
A small number of the peak services run to
History
The
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 BR
The building of the railway was significant in the development of seaside resorts like Broadstairs.
Dover track layout
The Railway Clearing House produced a map that shows the complex layout of this area. This shows the separate connection to the pier where trains used to board ferries.
References
- ^ "BME2 mileages".
- ^ a b "Timetables". Southeastern. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "A Study in Sussex Part 3: HS1 to Hastings?". London Reconnections. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Perkins, Eleanor. "Towns could lose out on number of high speed trains". Kent Online. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Lennon, Sam. "MP Natalie Elphicke asks Southeastern for return of all-day hugh speed trains for Deal area". KentOnline. Retrieved 1 November 2021.