London to Dover main line

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The London to Dover main line is a key railway route in southeast England linking the capital with the Channel port of Dover, historically important for passenger and cross-Channel traffic.

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Label Occurrences
London to Dover main line canonical 1
London–Dover main line 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf railway line
category Rail transport in Kent
Railway lines in London
Railway lines opened in the 19th century
connectsTo Channel port of Dover NERFINISHED
Dover Priory railway station NERFINISHED
London Cannon Street railway station NERFINISHED
London Charing Cross railway station NERFINISHED
London Victoria railway station NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
electrification 750 V DC third rail
gauge 1435 mm
standard gauge
hasConnection Chatham Main Line via junctions in South East London
High Speed 1 at Ashford International NERFINISHED
historicalOperator British Rail NERFINISHED
South Eastern Railway NERFINISHED
South Eastern and Chatham Railway NERFINISHED
Southern Railway NERFINISHED
historicalRole strategic route for boat trains to Dover
historicalSignificance key route between London and continental Europe via Dover ferries
historicalUse cross-Channel traffic connection
locatedIn England
locatedInRegion South East England
majorStation Ashford International railway station NERFINISHED
Folkestone Central railway station NERFINISHED
Folkestone West railway station NERFINISHED
Orpington railway station NERFINISHED
Sevenoaks railway station NERFINISHED
Tonbridge railway station NERFINISHED
operator Southeastern NERFINISHED
owner Network Rail NERFINISHED
partOf Kent rail network NERFINISHED
passesThrough Kent NERFINISHED
Surrey NERFINISHED
primaryUse commuter services
passenger traffic
regional services
regionServed Greater London NERFINISHED
Kent coast
servedBy electric multiple units
signallingSystem colour light signalling
status operational
terminus Dover NERFINISHED
London NERFINISHED
trackConfiguration double track on most of its length

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South Eastern Railway notableRoute London to Dover main line
Folkestone Central railway station isOnRoute London to Dover main line
this entity surface form: London–Dover main line