Sheerness line

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Sheerness line
Swale station, with the Sheppey Crossing (l) and Kingsferry Bridge (r)
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Kent South East England
Termini	Sheerness-on-Sea Sittingbourne
Service
Type	Suburban rail, Heavy rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	Southeastern
Rolling stock	Class 375
Technical
Line length	7 mi 52 ch (12.3 km)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	75 mph (121 km/h)
Route map (Click to expand)

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Legend
Sheerness Dockyard Sheerness docks Sheerness Steelworks 51¼ Sheerness-on-Sea Queenborough Pier Sheppey Light Railway 49¼ Queenborough Rushenden Pier Kings Ferry Bridge North Halt Kingsferry Bridge over The Swale 47¼ Swale Ridham Dock 45¼ Kemsley 44¾ Sittingbourne Chatham Main Line to London Victoria | to Ramsgate & Dover
Mileage measured from London Victoria

The Sheerness line is located in Kent, England, and connects Sheerness-on-Sea on the Isle of Sheppey with Sittingbourne on the mainland, and with the Chatham Main Line for trains towards London, Ramsgate or Dover Priory. It opened on 19 July 1860.