The Route and Services
The North Kent Line is regarded as a high-frequency line, with all stations in the London area being served by at least 4 trains per hour, with Lewisham being served by 14tph.
A major timetable change was introduced in December 2009 in connection with domestic high speed services on High Speed 1. This has led to additional services from St Pancras International operating along High Speed 1, then using the North Kent Line from Gravesend, continuing then along the Chatham Main Line to Faversham.
All passenger services are provided by Southeastern, and interchange with the Docklands Light Railway is available at Lewisham, Woolwich Arsenal & Greenwich. From January 2010, Oyster Pay-as-you-Go has been accepted on services within the London Travelcard Zones. The entire line is also within the Penalty fare scheme.
The line has a mixture of fast, semi fast and slow services, and from 2009 high speed services on the High Speed One route from Strood & Gravesend to St. Pancras International.
From 1999-2002 there were semi-fast trains starting from Plumstead to London Victoria briefly resuming a 1980s service pattern. This service was for the Millennium Dome.
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