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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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 ⓘ
linked to: Port of Dover

Dover Priory railway station ⓘ
London Cannon Street railway station ⓘ
London Charing Cross railway station ⓘ
London Victoria railway station ⓘ
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 ⓘ
historicalOperator British Rail ⓘ
South Eastern Railway ⓘ
South Eastern and Chatham Railway ⓘ
Southern Railway ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Folkestone Central railway station ⓘ
Folkestone West railway station ⓘ
Orpington railway station ⓘ
Sevenoaks railway station ⓘ
Tonbridge railway station ⓘ
operator Southeastern ⓘ
owner Network Rail ⓘ
partOf Kent rail network ⓘ
passesThrough Kent ⓘ
Surrey ⓘ
primaryUse commuter services ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ
regional services ⓘ
regionServed Greater London ⓘ
Kent coast ⓘ
servedBy electric multiple units ⓘ
signallingSystem colour light signalling ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
terminus Dover ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
trackConfiguration double track on most of its length ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Eastern Railway → notableRoute → London to Dover main line ⓘ
Folkestone Central railway station → isOnRoute → London–Dover main line ⓘ
linked to: London to Dover main line
Holborn Viaduct station → railwayLine → London, Chatham and Dover Railway main line ⓘ
linked to: London to Dover main line
Folkestone Central → isOnRoute → London–Dover line ⓘ
linked to: London to Dover main line
Kearsney railway station → locatedOnRailwayLine → Dover–London railway line ⓘ
linked to: London to Dover main line
Medway Bridge → isOnCorridor → London–Dover route ⓘ
linked to: London to Dover main line
Ludgate Hill railway station → railwayLine → London, Chatham and Dover Railway main line ⓘ
linked to: London to Dover main line
Snowdown → railwayLine → Dover–London main line ⓘ
linked to: London to Dover main line