Greenwich Line

Greenwich Line
A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around the approaches to London Bridge, including the western end of the Greenwich Line.
Overview
Type	Commuter rail, Suburban rail
System	National Rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Greater London
Termini	London Cannon Street London Charing Cross Dartford
Stations	4
Operation
Opened	8 February 1836
Owner	Network Rail
Operator(s)	Southeastern
Depot(s)	Slade Green Grove Park
Rolling stock	British Rail Class 376 British Rail Class 465 British Rail Class 466
Technical
Line length	3.08 miles (4.95 km)
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 DC third rail
Operating speed	60 mph (96.5 km/h)

Greenwich Line
Legend
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.

From 12 January 2015, services using the Greenwich Line were no longer able to serve London Charing Cross. This is due to the Thameslink Programme work, which removed the flat crossing at Spa Road Junction, located between London Bridge and Deptford. As a consequence of this, trains serving the Greenwich Line are no longer able to reach the line running into Charing Cross.^[3] To compensate for the loss of this, London Cannon Street was given revised service times, with it being open seven days a week and until the end of service.^[4]

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

References

1. Quail Map 5 - England South [page 3] Sept 2002 (Retrieved 2011-12-17)
2. Network Rail (August 2001). Southern Zone Route Sectional Appendix. Module SA. p. 1/123 SO290. SO/SA/001A.
3. "First major changes for passengers as London Bridge redevelopment gathers pace". 2013-05-16. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
4. "Southeastern consults on changes to timetable in December 2014". 2013-12-17. Retrieved 21 December 2013.

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