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; Dartford
Stations	4
Operation
Opened	8 February 1836
Owner	Network Rail
Operator(s)	Southeastern; Thameslink
Depot(s)	Slade Green; Grove Park; Hornsey; Three Bridges
Rolling stock	British Rail Class 376; British Rail Class 465; British Rail Class 466; British Rail Class 700 Desiro City
Technical
Line length	3.08 miles (4.95 km)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Operating speed	60 mph (96.5 km/h)
Route map
	South Eastern main line
	to Cannon Street
	South London line
	to West Croydon and Beckenham Junction
	Brighton main line
	to Surrey & Sussex via New Cross Gate
	East London Line
	to Highbury & Islington
	East London Line
	to Clapham Junction
	to Clapham Junction
	or New Cross
	East London Line
	to New Cross, Crystal Palace & W. Croydon
	South Eastern main line
	to Kent via New Cross
	Docklands Light Railway
	to Lewisham
	Docklands Light Railway
	to Bank via Canary Wharf
	450 yd
	411 m
	Blackwall Tunnel
	Southern Approach
	North Kent Line
	to South Eastern main line via Lewisham
	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

History

The line was electrified with the other SE&CR 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 diamond crossing at Spa Road Junction, located between London Bridge and Deptford. As a result of this, trains using the Greenwich line can no longer reach the lines going 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 and Thameslink using Class 700.

The current service pattern (as of May 2018) is as follows:

Off-peak & Saturday:

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
2tph between Luton & Rainham

Sunday:

2tph between London Cannon Street & Dartford
2tph between Luton & Rainham

References

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

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[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. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.

[4] "Southeastern consults on changes to timetable in December 2014". 2013-12-17. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.