Greenwich Line

Greenwich Line
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South Eastern Main Line to Charing Cross or Blackfriars South Eastern Main Line to Cannon Street 1m 69ch London Bridge Spa Road South London Line to West Croydon and Beckenham Junction Southwark Park Brighton Main Line via New Cross Gate to Surrey & Sussex East London Line to Clapham Junction, to Highbury & Islington to Bricklayers' Arms East London Line to New Cross, Crystal Palace & West Croydon, to Highbury & Islington   4m 25ch North Kent East Junction South Eastern Main Line via New Cross to Kent 4m 76ch Deptford Docklands Light Railway to Lewisham Deptford Creek 5m 36ch Greenwich Greenwich Park(1888-1917) Docklands Light Railway to Bank via Canary Wharf Greenwich College Tunnel 450 yds 6m 27ch Maze Hill 6m 76ch Westcombe Park A102 Angerstein Wharf aggregates North Kent Line to South Eastern Main Line via Lewisham 7m 44ch Charlton North Kent Line to Dartford via Woolwich Arsenal

The Greenwich Line is a short railway line in South London that follows part of the route of the London and Greenwich Railway, which was the first railway line in London.

The line diverges from the South Eastern Main Line at North Kent East junction^[1] and runs as far as Charlton junction^[2] where it connects with the North Kent Line.

Stations

• Deptford
• Greenwich
• Maze Hill
• Westcombe Park

History

The line was electrified with the other SECR local routes to Dartford on 6 June 1926 by Southern Railway.

On the 12 January 2015, services that stop on the Greenwich Line are generally unable to serve London Charing Cross. This is due to the Thameslink Programme that will form a barrier between Greenwich Line and the London Charing Cross Lines at London Bridge.^[3] London Cannon Street is planned to be open at all times from December 2014 for services from this line and New Cross.^[4] A single track fly-under is being built on the viaduct between Deptford and London Bridge but it's unlikely to be used for frequent services to Charing Cross.

Service patterns

Passenger services on the line are operated by Southeastern using Class 376, 465 & 466 trains.

The current service pattern (as of January 2015) is as follows:

Off-peak & Saturday:

• 2tph between London Cannon Street & Dartford
• 2tph between London Cannon Street & Slade Green, continuing to London Cannon Street via Bexleyheath Line
• 2tph between London Cannon Street & Slade Green, continuing to London Cannon Street via Dartford Loop Line

Sunday:

• 2tph between London Cannon Street & Dartford
• 2tph between London Cannon Street & Plumstead

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