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Marshlink line

The Marshlink line is a railway line in South East England. It runs from Ashford, in Kent, via Romney Marsh, Rye and the Ore Tunnel to Hastings, where it connects to the East Coastway line towards Eastbourne and Brighton. The line is one of the few in South East England that has not been electrified, despite regular proposals to do so; Southern uses…

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Owner
Network Rail
Character
Rural
Depot(s)
Ashford International, Selhurst
Electrification
None (Ashford International to Ore); 750 V DC third rail (Ore to Hastings)
Line length
26 miles 21 chains (42.27 km)
Locale
Kent, East Sussex

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Marshlink line

Nodes162
Edges161
Triples97
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012346
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Marshlink line

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related to Privatisation · 22
Marshlink line → After Eurostar, Ashford, Ashford International, Brighton, British Rail, By, Connex, Connex South Central, Connex South Eastern, Eastbourne, Following, Govia, Hastings, In, Lewes, Marshlink, MP, Norman Baker, Southern, Tank Engine
related to Future · 18
Marshlink line → A259, Amber Rudd, An, Ashford International, Class, DMUs, Hastings, Highways Agency, HS1, In, London, Marshlink, MP, Rye, The, The Marshlink Action Group, They, This
related to Rolling stock · 15
Marshlink line → Ashford, By, Class, Company, Hastings, Kitson, Marshlink, Ore, Since, Southern, Strategic Rail Authority, The, Thumper DMUs, Turbostar DMUs, When
Number of tracks · 7
Marshlink line → 1 (Appledore–Rye), 1 (Branch line to Dungeness), 1 (Rye–Ore), 2 (Ashford International–Appledore), 2 (Ore–Hastings), 2 (Passing loop at Rye), Single and double tracked:
related to Listed buildings · 6
Marshlink line → As Rye, Italianate, SER, The, The Marshlink, William Tress
related to External links · 5
Marshlink line → Ashford International, DEMU, Hastings Diesels Ltd, Marshlink, Route
Termini · 2
Marshlink line → Ashford International,, Hastings
Character · 1
Marshlink line → Rural
Depot(s) · 1
Marshlink line → Ashford International, Selhurst
Electrification · 1
Marshlink line → None (Ashford International to Ore); 750 V DC third rail (Ore to Hastings)

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line rye hastings ashford railway isbn ser ore appledore branch trains southern south dungeness services would romney east route new

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Marshlink lineCharacterRural1.00infobox
Marshlink lineDepot(s)Ashford International, Selhurst1.00infobox
Marshlink lineElectrificationNone (Ashford International to Ore); 750 V DC third rail (Ore to Hastings)1.00infobox
Marshlink lineLine length26 miles 21 chains (42.27 km)1.00infobox
Marshlink lineLocaleKent, East Sussex1.00infobox
Marshlink lineNumber of tracksSingle and double tracked:1.00infobox
Marshlink lineNumber of tracks2 (Ashford International–Appledore)1.00infobox
Marshlink lineNumber of tracks1 (Appledore–Rye)1.00infobox
Marshlink lineNumber of tracks2 (Passing loop at Rye)1.00infobox
Marshlink lineNumber of tracks1 (Rye–Ore)1.00infobox
Marshlink lineNumber of tracks2 (Ore–Hastings)1.00infobox
Marshlink lineNumber of tracks1 (Branch line to Dungeness)1.00infobox
Marshlink lineOpened13 February 1851 (1851-02-13)1.00infobox
Marshlink lineOperating speed60 mph (97 km/h) maximum1.00infobox
Marshlink lineOperatorSouthern1.00infobox
Marshlink lineOwnerNetwork Rail1.00infobox
Marshlink lineRolling stockClass 171 Turbostar (2003–)1.00infobox
Marshlink lineRoute mapRoute map (Click to expand)1.00infobox
Marshlink lineServicesAshford International–Hastings; Branch line to Dungeness (freight only)1.00infobox
Marshlink lineStations91.00infobox
Marshlink lineStatusOperational1.00infobox
Marshlink lineSystemNational Rail1.00infobox
Marshlink lineTerminiAshford International,1.00infobox
Marshlink lineTerminiHastings1.00infobox
Marshlink lineTrack gauge1,435 mm (.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output…1.00infobox
Marshlink lineTypeHeavy rail1.00infobox
Marshlink lineis arailway line in South East England0.90text

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