Mid-Kent line

Mid-Kent line / Hayes line
A Southeastern Class 465 at Hayes station
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerNetwork Rail
LocaleGreater London
Termini
Stations10
Service
TypeCommuter rail, Suburban rail
SystemNational Rail
Operator(s)Southeastern
Rolling stockClass 376 "Electrostar"
Class 465 "Networker"
Class 466 "Networker"
Class 707 "Desiro City"
History
Opened1857
Technical
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V Direct Current third rail
Operating speed60 mph (97 km/h) maximum
Route map

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The Mid-Kent line[1] (also referred to as the Hayes line by train operators,[2] official bodies[3] and the general public[4]) is a British railway line running from Courthill Loop North junction[5] (just south of Lewisham station) to Hayes railway station in the London Borough of Bromley. Despite its name, none of the line is in the present-day county of Kent.

  1. ^ Quail Map 5 – England South [page 4]. September 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Lines of route". Southeastern. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012.
  3. ^ "TfL funds Hayes Line station improvements" (Press release). Transport for London. 17 September 2004.
  4. ^ "Hayes (Kent) line - London Banter".
  5. ^ Network Rail (April 2001). South Zone Sectional Appendix. Vol. Module SO. p. SO330 1/118. SO/SA/001A.