Ashford–Ramsgate line
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Class 411 1619 with a 4-car set in Jaffa Cake livery leaves Wye station in 1989 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Network Rail | ||
| Locale | Kent, South East England | ||
| Stations | 11 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| System | National Rail | ||
| Operator(s) | SE Trains | ||
| Rolling stock | Class 375 "Electrostar", Class 395 "Javelin" | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 29mi 39ch (47.45 km) | ||
| Number of tracks | 2 | ||
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
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The Ashford–Ramsgate line is a railway that runs through Kent from Ashford to Ramsgate via Canterbury West. Its route mostly follows the course of the River Great Stour.
The line was opened in 1846 by the South Eastern Railway (SER). The SER's route included reversing at Ramsgate to take a branch line to Margate Sands; this section closed in the 1920s as part of a rationalisation to merge duplicate routes built by the SER and its former competitor the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR). The remainder of the line is double-track and electrified with 750 V DC third rail. At Ashford it links to High Speed 1 for fast services to St Pancras International.