Chatham Main Line

The Chatham Main Line is a railway line in England linking London Victoria to Dover Priory / Ramsgate, Via Medway (and Chatham).

Chatham main line
Overview
Type	Commuter rail
System	National Rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Greater London South East England
Termini	London Victoria Ramsgate Dover Priory
Operation
Owner	Network Rail
Operator(s)	Southeastern
Rolling stock	Class 375 "Electrostar" Class 395 "Javelin" Class 465 "Networker" Class 466 "Networker"
Technical
Track gauge
Operating speed	145 km/h (90 mph)

Chatham Main Line
London Victoria Grosvenor Road Victoria carriage sidings Grosvenor Bridge River Thames Battersea Park Battersea Park Road Brighton Main Line South Western Main Line to London Waterloo all lines to Clapham Junction South London Line Factory Junction Stewarts Lane TMD Wandsworth Road Clapham High Street Brixton Catford Loop Line East Brixton Thameslink line to Blackfriars and the north Herne Hill Denmark Hill [[File:BSicon_{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:80%; text-align:inherit; color:inherit; margin-top=-1px; margin-bottom:-1px; display:inline-table;vertical-align:bottom;".svg|x20px|link=|alt=|{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:80%; text-align:inherit; color:inherit; margin-top=-1px; margin-bottom:-1px; display:inline-table;vertical-align:bottom;"]] | style="line-height:0.95em; font-size:110%; font-style:italic;" | [[Sutton and Mole Valley lines]] |- | style="line-height:0.95em; font-size:92%; font-style:italic;" | to [[Tulse Hill railway station|Tulse Hill]] |} Peckham Rye West Dulwich [[File:BSicon_{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:80%; 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display:inline-table;vertical-align:bottom;"]] | style="line-height:0.95em; font-size:110%; " | Charlton Tunnel |- | style="line-height:0.95em; font-size:92%; " | 265 yards (242 m) |} [[File:BSicon_{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:80%; text-align:inherit; color:inherit; margin-top=-1px; margin-bottom:-1px; display:inline-table;vertical-align:bottom;".svg|x20px|link=|alt=|{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:80%; text-align:inherit; color:inherit; margin-top=-1px; margin-bottom:-1px; display:inline-table;vertical-align:bottom;"]] | style="line-height:0.95em; font-size:110%; " | Priory Tunnel |- | style="line-height:0.95em; font-size:92%; " | 158 yards (144 m) |} Dover Priory [[File:BSicon_{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:80%; text-align:inherit; color:inherit; margin-top=-1px; margin-bottom:-1px; display:inline-table;vertical-align:bottom;".svg|x20px|link=|alt=|{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:80%; text-align:inherit; 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Services

Most train services on the Line are run by Southeastern.

While travelling between Bromley South and London Victoria, the trains can either travel on the Main Line, through Beckenham Junction, Herne Hill and Brixton, or can go via the Catford Loop Line, travelling through Catford and Peckham Rye, and then just past Brixton it either picks up the Southeastern line all the way, or can follow the Southern Line through Clapham High Street before crossing back over to the Southeastern Line to London Victoria. Some services travelling via Catford now stop at Denmark Hill.

A High Speed Service consists of two trains per hour from St Pancras International to Faversham via Gravesend and Chatham.

Altered services because of emergency repairs

In December 2015, engineers carried out a survey of the railway line running between Dover Priory and Folkestone Central and discovered that a section of sea wall carrying the line had eroded away, and suspended the service. A replacement bus service operated between Dover Priory and Folkestone Central. The High Speed services via Chatham stopped at Ramsgate, with a shuttle bus service running between Ramsgate and Dover Priory via Sandwich. From Ashford International, the High Speed service terminated at Folkestone Central. After just over 8 months, this section of line reopened on 5 September 2016 and normal services have resumed.

Trains used

The following trains are operated on the line: Class 395 "Javelin", Class 375 "Electrostar", Class 465 "Networker" and Class 466 "Networker".

Class	Image	Type	Cars per set	Top speed		Number	Operator	Notes	Built
				mph	km/h
Class 395 Javelin		EMU	6	140 (HS1) 100 (Mainline)	225 (HS1) 160 (Mainline)	29	Southeastern	Peak time high speed services between Faversham and St.Pancras International	2007–2009
Class 375			3 or 4	100	160	140			1999–2005
Class 465 / 466		EMU	4 (465) 2 (466)	75	120	145 (465) 43 (466)			1992

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