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.
All labels observed (2)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
London–Dover main line