Expansion Se High Speed St Pancras To Ramsgate?

Discussion in 'Suggestions' started by rob#7614, Feb 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM.

  1. rob#7614

    rob#7614 Member

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    As we already have the se high-speed too faversham, i feel like the southeastern mainline could use some love by making it a bit bigger as the se high-speed route is really dead.
     
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  2. adam asghar

    adam asghar Active Member

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    It’d be a nice addition, but I strongly disagree with the idea that the current route is “really dead”. First, we get the full stretch of the high speed line where the 395 travels along irl, which includes power changes at Ebsfleet and Ashford when joining the classic lines. Second, there is a nice mixture of commuter/ stopper services between Dartford and Rainham, with some outer-suburban/ long-distance services between the latter station and Faversham, some which skip intermediate stops and others calling at all points between the two stations, which additionally provides some end-to-end journeys in the 395. On top of all this, you have 4 different trains, each providing a bulk of services of its own (high-speed, outer suburban or stopper).

    Sadly, DTG will (highly likely) no longer be bothering with this route in terms of extensions or upgrades, as this was initially a TSW2 route which they extended for TSW3, bringing it along with some significant improvements.
     

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