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Javelin North Kent

London → Margate · England

The other Javelin to Margate: off HS1 at Ebbsfleet onto the 1846 North Kent line, past Rochester’s castle and cathedral, Faversham’s breweries, then the seaside string of Whitstable, Herne Bay and Margate.

Distance
120 km
Fastest time
1 h 29 min
Average speed
81 km/h
Top speed
225 km/h

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Javelin North Kent, London to Margate
Photo · Scully Hitchcock · CC BY-SA 4.0

Stations

  1. 0 kmLondon St. Pancras International +12
  2. 9 kmStratford International +1
  3. 36 kmEbbsfleet International +3
  4. 40 kmGravesend
  5. 51 kmStrood
  6. 53 kmRochester
  7. Show 4 more stations
    1. 54 kmChatham
    2. 56 kmGillingham
    3. 61 kmRainham
    4. 70 kmSittingbourne
  8. 82 kmFaversham
  9. 93 kmWhitstable
  10. 99 kmHerne Bay
  11. 112 kmBirchington-on-Sea
  12. 117 kmMargate +1

The stations this train called at in the operator’s timetable (ÖBB Scotty, the South Eastern on 12 October 2026), in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Other runs of the train may skip some of them, and the timetable can change. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.

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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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