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The North Kent Line was the means by which the South Eastern Railway (SER) were able to connect its system to London at London Bridge . In 1846 the SER purchased the Thames And Medway Canal tunnel near Higham and laid railway tracks through it; in 1847 trains were working through from Strood , on the River Medway to Gravesend . From 30 July 1849 the line was extended, via Blackheath , to a junction with the London And Greenwich Railway at North Kent East Junction, near Deptford , and through trains were now working. The line is electrified (750v DC). Electrification was completed prior to World War Two. Train services working the Line today take the following route; the first ten miles passes through many tunnels, included on the list:
The North Kent Line connects with the LCDR Chatham Main Line at Rochester Bridge Junction, about 200 m beyond Strood station. It totals some 30 miles (48km) in length. |
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