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Greenwich line
ASoutheasternClass 376 "Electrostar" at Greenwich with a service for London Bridge
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Greater London
Termini	London Cannon Street Dartford
Stations	4
Service
Type	Commuter rail,Suburban rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	Southeastern Thameslink
Depot(s)	Slade Green Grove Park Hornsey Three Bridges
Rolling stock	British Rail Class 376 British Rail Class 465 British Rail Class 466 British Rail Class 700Desiro City
History
Opened	8 February 1836
Technical
Line length	3.08 miles (4.95 km)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)standard gauge
Electrification	750 VDCthird rail
Operating speed	60 mph (96.5 km/h)
Route map (Click to expand)

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Legend
mi-ch fromCharing Cross toCharing Cross orBlackfriars   South Eastern Main Line toCannon Street 1-69 London Bridge Spa Road South London line toWest Croydon andBeckenham Junction toBricklayers Arms Southwark Park Brighton Main Line toSurrey &Sussex viaNew Cross Gate East London line toHighbury & Islington toDeptford Wharf &Greenland Dock East London line toClapham Junction   toClapham Junction orNew Cross   East London line toNew Cross,Crystal Palace &W. Croydon Surrey Canal Junction Surrey Canal 4-25 North Kent East Junction South Eastern Main Line toKent viaNew Cross 4-76 Deptford Docklands Light Railway toLewisham Deptford Creek 5-36 Greenwich Greenwich Park branch line Greenwich Park Docklands Light Railway toBank viaCanary Wharf Greenwich College Tunnel 450 yd 411 m 6-27 Maze Hill 6-76 Westcombe Park A102 Blackwall Tunnel Southern Approach Angerstein Wharf aggregates North Kent Line toSouth Eastern Main Line viaLewisham 7-44 Charlton North Kent Line toDartford viaWoolwich Arsenal

TheGreenwich line is a short railway line in South London that follows part of the route of theLondon and Greenwich Railway, which was the first railway line inLondon.

The line diverges from theSouth Eastern Main Line at North Kent East junction^[1] and runs as far as Charlton junction^[2] where it connects with theNorth Kent Line.

• Deptford
• Greenwich
• Maze Hill
• Westcombe Park

The line was built by theLondon and Greenwich Railway in 1836, and was the very first passenger railway to be built in the capital. It waselectrified with the otherSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway local routes toDartford on 6 June 1926 bySouthern Railway.

From 12 January 2015, services using the Greenwich line were no longer able to serveLondon Charing Cross. This is due to theThameslink Programme work, which removed thediamond crossing at Spa Road Junction, located between London Bridge and Deptford. As a result of this, trains using the Greenwich line could no longer reach the lines going into Charing Cross.^[3] To compensate for the loss of this, London Cannon Street was given revised service times, with it being open seven days a week and until the end of service.^[4]

Passenger services on the line are operated by Southeastern using Class 376, 465 & 466 trains and Thameslink using Class 700.

The current service pattern (as of December 2023^[update]) is as follows:

Off-peak:

• Southeastern - 2tph each way betweenLondon Cannon Street & Slade Green, continuing toLondon Cannon Street viaBexleyheath Line
• Thameslink - 2tph each way betweenLuton &Rainham

• Railway lines in London
• Standard gauge railways in Kent
• Standard gauge railways in London
• Railway lines opened in 1836

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