Hayes Line

Hayes Line

A Southeastern class 465 at Hayes
Overview
Type Suburban rail, Commuter rail
System National Rail
Status Operational
Locale Greater London
Termini Lewisham
Hayes
Stations 9 (Ladywell-Hayes)
Services 2
Operation
Owner Network Rail
Operator(s) Southeastern
Rolling stock Class 376 "Electrostar"
Class 465 "Networker"
Class 466 "Networker"
Technical
No. of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 750 V Direct Current third rail
Operating speed 60 mph (97 km/h) maximum

Hayes Line

Legend
South Eastern Main Line
to London Cannon Street via New Cross

Nunhead to Lewisham Link
to London Victoria
Proposed Bakerloo Line Extension London Underground
via New Cross Gate to Elephant & Castle
Lewisham Docklands Light Railway
North Kent Line
to Gillingham via Woolwich Arsenal and Bexleyheath
South Eastern Main Line
to London Charing Cross

South Eastern Main Line
to Orpington and Dartford via Hither Green
Ladywell
Catford Loop Line
to Thameslink via Blackfriars

Catford & Catford Bridge
South Circular Road
Catford Loop Line
to Sevenoaks via Bromley South

 Lower Sydenham
 New Beckenham(1866-Current)
 New Beckenham(1864-1866)

Chatham Main Line
to London Victoria via Herne Hill
Crystal Palace Line
to London Bridge via Peckham Rye
Beckenham Junction Tramlink
Chatham Main Line
via Bromley South

 Clock House
 Elmers End Tramlink

Woodside(1871-1997)

Ex-W&SC Lines
to Sanderstead

Addiscombe (1864-1997)
Carriage Depot closed 1993

 Eden Park
 West Wickham
 Hayes
A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of part of the Hayes Line, between Lower Sydenham and Elmers End, showing the now closed Addiscombe Line and W&SCR branches off the Hayes Line

The Hayes Line is the railway service in south east London, United Kingdom operated by Southeastern between Charing Cross or Cannon Street and Hayes in the London Borough of Bromley. Part of its route follows the Mid-Kent Railway.

History

The line was electrified with other SECR urban routes in 1926 by Southern Railway.

During the planning of the Fleet line, now the Jubilee line it was intended that the line would continue on from Charing Cross and then travel through Central London with stations at Aldwych, Ludgate Circus #City Thameslink#, Cannon Street and Fenchurch Street then taking over the East London line continuing to Lewisham; a further extension envisaged from Lewisham to Hayes and Addiscombe was planned by taking over the Hayes line from the National Rail network. However, after many changes, the Fleet line was renamed the current Jubilee line and eventually took a completely new alignment from Green Park.

During the consultation for the December 2009 timetable, the Strategic Rail Authority had proposed replacing the 2tph to Charing Cross services with Cannon Street services, therefore making it solely 4tph to Cannon St. However, following pressure from local groups this change in service was cancelled .

Description of the route

Service patterns

Off-peak & Saturday

Peak hour frequencies vary.

Sunday

From December 2014

Due to the Thameslink Programme removing Spa Road Junction, all evening and Sunday services are likely to have the London Charing Cross services replaced with London Cannon Street services.[1] Therefore, passengers will have to change at London Bridge.

Future plans

It has been proposed that the Bakerloo line will be extended from its current terminus at Elephant & Castle to Hayes via Camberwell and Lewisham or Honor Oak.[2][3] More so, recently Network Rail's Kent Route Utilisation Strategy, published in 2010 envisages the ultimate incorporation of the Hayes Line into an extended Bakerloo line . Furthermore, if this were to happen, services on the Hayes line would be replaced by London Underground services and a most-likely withdrawal of National Rail services. Also, the Beckenham Junction branch will also be incorporated into the new extended line potentially meaning an all-day service. The driving force for this change is that Network Rail would like the train paths freed up for services mainly from the South Eastern Main Line . Transport for London prefer this route due to its largely self-contained after Lewisham .

An alternative plan has also been put forward by the Brighton Main Line 2 #BML2) pressure group to use the line as part of an alternative route from Sussex to London. This would involve re-opening the old link from Sanderstead to Elmers End and avoid the railway bottleneck at East Croydon.

References

  1. ↑ "Southeastern consults on changes to timetable in December 2014". 2013-12-17. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  2. ↑ John Bull (24 August 2009). "Extending the Bakerloo: Investigations and Options". London Reconnections. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Lewisham Council (n.d.). "Catford plan - frequently asked questions". Retrieved 18 March 2014.
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