Kent Coast line

Kent Coast Line
Kent Coast Line
	Southeastern EMUs at Ramsgate in 2019
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Kent; South East England
Service
Type	Suburban rail, Heavy rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	SE Trains
Rolling stock	Class 375; Class 395; Class 465 (peak hours and a few summer services only); Class 466 (peak hours and a few summer services only);
Technical
Line length	16mi 64ch (27.03 km)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
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The Kent Coast Line is the railway line that runs from Minster East Jn to Buckland Jn connecting Ramsgate and Dover Priory in the English county of Kent.

Kent Coast line

Chatham Main Line

to Faversham

Margate

Margate Sands

(closed 1926)

Margate East

(closed 1953)

Broadstairs

Tivoli

(closed c. 1873)

Ramsgate Harbour Tunnel

Ramsgate Harbour

(closed 1926)

Dumpton Park

Ramsgate Town

(closed 1926)

Ramsgate

St Lawrence for Pegwell Bay

(closed 1916)

Thanet Parkway

Ebbsfleet and Cliffsend Halt

(closed 1933)

Ashford to Ramsgate line

to Ashford International

Richborough Castle Halt

(closed 1939)

East Kent Light Railway

to Shepherdswell & Richboro Port

Sandwich

Betteshanger Colliery

Deal

Walmer

Martin Mill

Guston Tunnel

Chatham Main Line

to Faversham

Charlton Tunnel

Priory Tunnel

Dover Priory

Dover Harbour Tunnel

Dover Harbour

(closed 1927)

Hawkesbury Street Junction

Train ferry to Dunkirk

Pier Junction

Admiralty Pier

(closed 1909)

Dover Western Docks

(closed 1994)

Dover Town

(closed 1914)

Archcliffe Junction

South Eastern Main Line

to Ashford International

It was electrified (750 V DC third rail) by BR under the 1955 Modernisation Plan.

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