Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line

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Ashford to Margate (via Canterbury West) Line


		Chatham Main Line - Ramsgate Branch
		To London Victoria and other London termini
		Margate
		Broadstairs

		Ramsgate Harbour Tunnel
		LCDR Ramsgate Harbour Closed ?
		Dumpton Park
		SER Margate Station Closed ?

		Ramsgate
		Kent Coast Line To Dover
		Minster
		Grove Ferry and Upstreet
		Sturry
		Canterbury & Whitstable Railway closed 1953
		Canterbury West
		Curve closed ?
		Chatham Main Line - Dover Branch
		Elham Valley Line
		A2
		Chartham
		Chilham
		Wye
		M20

		South Eastern Main Line
		from Folkestone
		Depot

		Channel Tunnel Rail Link
		from Channel Tunnel
		Marshlink Line
		from Hastings

		Depot
		Ashford
		Ashford to Swanley (via Maidstone East) Line
		To London Victoria and other London termini
		Channel Tunnel Rail Link
		to London Waterloo

		Depot
		South Eastern Main Line
		To London Charing Cross and other London termini

The Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line is the British railway line that runs from Ashford to Ramsgate via Canterbury West. The same termini can be reached by the Kent Coast Line

The line is electrified (750v DC third rail).

[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.

[edit] History

The line was built by South Eastern Railway (SER) as a branch from its mainline. Their rival London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) had already built to Canterbury and Ramsgate.

Upon the merging of the SER and LCDR into the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) the track layout and stations were rationalised at Ashford and on Thanet. In Thanet the SER branch to Margate was closed.

The line was electrified under the 1955 BR Modernisation plan.

v • d • e Railway lines in South-East England:
Main lines:		Arun Valley Line Ashford via Maidstone East Line Ashford-Ramsgate via Canterbury Line Brighton Main Line Chatham Main Line East Coastway Hastings Line Channel Tunnel Rail Link Kent Coast Line North Downs Line Portsmouth Direct Line South Eastern Main Line South Western Main Line Thameslink West Coastway West of England Main Line
Commuter lines:		Alton Line Ascot-Guildford Line Bexleyheath Line Caterham Line Catford Loop Chessington Branch Dartford Loop Eastleigh-Fareham Line Eastleigh-Romsey Line Greenwich Line Hayes Line Hounslow Loop Mid-Kent Line New Guildford Line North Kent Line Nunhead to Lewisham link Oxted Line Sheerness Line Slough-Windsor & Eton Line South London Line Staines-Windsor & Eton Line Staines to Weybridge Line Sutton Mole Valley Line Tattenham Corner Line Waterloo-Reading Line West London Line
Rural lines:		Brockenhurst-Lymington Line Henley Branch Line Island Line Marlow Branch Line Marshlink Line Medway Valley Line Redhill-Tonbridge Line