| 词条 | Sheerness line |
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| box_width = | name = Sheerness line | color = | logo = | logo_width = | logo_alt = | image = | image_width = | image_alt = | caption = | type = Suburban rail, Heavy rail | system = National Rail | status = Operational | locale = Kent South East England | start = {{rws|Sheerness-on-Sea}} | end = {{rws|Sittingbourne}} | stations = | routes = | daily_ridership = | open = | close = | owner = Network Rail | operator = Southeastern | character = | depot = | stock = Class 466 (Typical) Class 465 Class 375 (Occasional) | linelength = | tracklength = | tracks = | gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}} | old_gauge = | minradius = | racksystem = | routenumber = | electrification = | speed = {{convert|75|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} | elevation = | website = | map = | map_state = collapsed }}{{Sheerness Line}} The Sheerness line is located in Kent, England, and connects {{rws|Sheerness-on-Sea}} on the Isle of Sheppey with {{rws|Sittingbourne}} on the mainland, and with the Chatham Main Line for trains towards London, Ramsgate or Dover Priory. It opened on 19 July 1860. HistoryThe Sheerness branch line opened in 1860, from Sittingbourne to, at first, a station in the Blue Town area of Sheerness, close to the southern edge of the Royal Navy dockyard. In 1883 a further station was added at Sheerness-on-Sea, accessed by a reversing curve from the original station, which was renamed Sheerness Dockyard. At this time, all trains had to run first to the Dockyard station, then reverse (after the engine had changed ends) to Sheerness-on-Sea, and vice versa for the return journey. The original line was built by the independent Sittingbourne and Sheerness Railway company, and taken over by the London, Chatham & Dover Railway (LC&DR) in 1876. After 1899, it was run by the South Eastern & Chatham Railway, formed by the working union of the LC&DR with the South Eastern Railway. In 1902 the so-called Navy Tram Road was constructed from the Dockyard station into HM Dockyard for the transfer of good wagons. In 1922 a direct line to Sheerness-on-Sea station was built, bypassing the older station, from which date all passenger trains ran to the newer station, and the Dockyard station was used only by goods trains. Sheerness-on-Sea station remains open, but the Dockyard station was closed to all traffic in about 1968. Its site is now occupied by sidings serving Sheerness Steel, but the former Navy Tram Road still exists. The Royal Navy dockyard closed in 1961, but the rail link was kept in the belief it would continue to serve the new commercial docks on the former Navy site.[1][2] The line was electrified by British Railways on 15 June 1959 as part of the "Kent Coast electrification" in the 1955 Modernisation Plan.[3] In conjunction with electrification double track was introduced between the junction with the main line and near Swale Halt. In 1960 the bridge over the Swale estuary was rebuilt when a slight deviation of the line was built requiring a new platform at Swale Halt on a different alignment. Accidents and incidents
Train servicesThe connection to Sittingbourne faces away from London (Coast Bound), and most trains on the line run as shuttles between the station and Sheerness - there are, however, a few through trains which run directly between Newington station and Kemsley via a connecting curve. Swale station was earmarked for closure, with the Strategic Rail Authority proposing either a Parliamentary train or complete closure. This plan was eventually rejected, and the station retains a regular service. Train services on the line are operated by Southeastern. The most typical trains that run on the line are 2-car Class 466 Networker EMUs which replaced the old 3-car Class 508 EMUs introduced as a stop gap to replace the Mk1 Slam Door EMUs.{{when|date=July 2014}} In the case of bad winter weather or operational problems the Class 466 units can sometimes be doubled up, or a Class 465 is used instead. Over the summer holidays or during engineering works between Sittingbourne and Rainham at the weekend, Southeastern have been known to increase the capacity of one or both units by replacing them with a Class 465 Networker or a Class 375 Electrostar. Most services are Standard Class Service on this line apart from one service in each direction heading to or from London Victoria. The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service consists of two trains per hour in each direction between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea, with an hourly service operating on Sundays. From the January 2015 timetable change, from Monday to Friday, Southeastern operate two direct services from Sheerness-On-Sea to London Victoria in the morning peak, formed of 6 or 8 car trains. There are also two return services from London Victoria to Sheerness On Sea in the evening peak, formed of 4 or 6 car trains. These services do not stop at Swale or Sittingbourne, but use the third side of a triangle junction (Western Junction) that links the Sheerness Line to the Chatham Mainline. These are normally operated by British Rail Class 465 and 466 Networker trains in multiple. At Sheerness-on-Sea, trains normally use Platform 1, but due to the shorter length of Platform 2, some Sittingbourne bound services now use Platform 2 to allow the Victoria Services to use the longer Platform 1. 150th anniversaryDuring July 2010 there were events celebrating 150 years of trains to Sheppey, with a plaque on display at Queenborough Station. Sheppey Light Railway{{main|Sheppey Light Railway}}There was a branch line from Queenborough to Leysdown, opened in 1901 and closed 1950 - see the Sheppey Light Railway. References1. ^{{cite book |title=Branch Lines Around Sheerness |first1=Vic |last1=Mitchell |first2=Keith |last2=Smith |publisher=Middleton Press |date=July 1993 |ISBN=1 873 793 16 2 |at= }}{{Fix |link=Wikipedia:Citing sources |title=This citation requires a reference to the specific image caption or range of captions in which the material appears. |text=figure needed |date=October 2016 |cat-date=Category:Wikipedia articles needing page number citations }} {{Railway lines in South East England}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2011}}2. ^{{cite book |title=The London, Chatham & Dover Railway |first=Adrian |last=Gray |publisher=Meresborough Books |year=1984 |ISBN=0905270 886 |page= }}{{page needed|date=October 2016}} 3. ^{{cite magazine|title=Branch to Sheerness |magazine=Railway Magazine|date=March 1982|volume=128|issue=971|page=112|issn=0033-8923}} 4. ^{{cite book |title=The Locomotive History of the London, Chatham & Dover Railway |first=D.L. |last=Bradley |publisher=RCTS |date=March 1979 |ISBN=0 901115 47 9 |edition=2nd |origyear=1960 |location=London |oclc=59838998 |page=55 }} 5. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=King's Ferry Bridge seriously damaged |day_of_week=Monday |date=18 December 1922 |page_number=9 |issue=43217 |column=A }} 6. ^{{cite book | first = R. W.| last = Kidner| authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 1985| month = | title = Southern Railway Halts. Survey and Gazetteer| chapter = | editor = | others = | edition = | pages = | publisher = The Oakwood Press| location = Headington, Oxford| isbn = 0-85361-321-4| page =56 }} 7. ^{{cite book |title=Southern Electric 1909-1979 |first=G. T. |last=Moody |origyear=1957 |year=1979 |edition=Fifth |publisher=Ian Allan Ltd |location=Shepperton |page=212 |isbn=0 7110 0924 4}} 7 : Railways on English Islands|Rail transport in Kent|Railway lines in South East England|Railway lines opened in 1860|Standard gauge railways in England|Sheerness|Transport in Swale |
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