High-speed route
Javelin North Kent
London → Margate · England
The other Javelin to Margate: off HS1 at Ebbsfleet onto the 1846 North Kent line — Rochester’s castle and cathedral, Faversham’s breweries, then the seaside string of Whitstable, Herne Bay and Margate.
How this line was checked
- The 82 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 452775 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of the scheduled train on this line
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Javelin North Kent?
The Javelin North Kent runs 120 km from London to Margate.
How long does the Javelin North Kent take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 29 min for the 120 km. That is an average of 81 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 225 km/h.
Who runs the Javelin North Kent?
Southeastern, with Class 395 Javelin.
How old is the Javelin North Kent?
The line has been in service since 2009. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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