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<table><tbody><tr><th><ul><li>v</li><li>t</li><li>e</li></ul>Chatham Main Line</th></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/London_Victoria_station/TVUbg5fr">London Victoria</a> <a href="/facts/London_Underground/l3IPLz8F"></a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Grosvenor_Road_railway_station/RpNkPbGo">Grosvenor Road</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/London_Victoria_carriage_holding_sidings/knvFqwhR">Victoria carriage sidings</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Grosvenor_Bridge/HPyDhdfE">Grosvenor Bridge</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/River_Thames/XnQWN52L">River Thames</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Battersea_Park_railway_station/vcI7ps6X">Battersea Park</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Battersea_Park_Road_railway_station/JTkD6hzw">Battersea Park Road</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><i><a href="/facts/Brighton_Main_Line/kJLgNpLy">Brighton Main Line</a></i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><i><a href="/facts/South_West_Main_Line/R8gjKouk">South West Main Line</a></i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><i>to <a href="/facts/London_Waterloo_station/24B1wPra">London Waterloo</a></i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><i>all lines to <a href="/facts/Clapham_Junction_railway_station/jvSgvmpt">Clapham Junction</a></i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><i><a href="/facts/South_London_line/44tTVEVE">South London line</a></i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2">Factory Junction</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Stewarts_Lane_TMD/u0g8Nd6j">Stewarts Lane TMD</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2">Wandsworth Road Jn</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Wandsworth_Road_railway_station/z5KnJtKE">Wandsworth Road</a> <a href="/facts/London_Overground/D5WFEQt9"></a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2">Voltaire Road Jn</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Clapham_High_Street_railway_station/rfoKrxMT">Clapham High Street</a> <a href="/facts/London_Overground/D5WFEQt9"></a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2">Shepherds Lane Jn</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2">Brixton Jn</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Brixton_railway_station/PlF5P7Gx">Brixton</a> <a href="/facts/London_Underground/l3IPLz8F"></a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/South_London_line/44tTVEVE">Atlantic lines</a></td></tr><tr><td>to <a href="/facts/Peckham_Rye_railway_station/lG5sT40b">Peckham Rye</a> Jn</td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"> <a href="/facts/Catford_loop_line/pNoWV1nX">Catford loop line</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Holborn_Viaduct%E2%80%93Herne_Hill_line/MF7AVJW3">Holborn Viaduct–Herne Hill line</a></td></tr><tr><td>to <a href="/facts/Farringdon_station/1oW7Ec8D">Farringdon</a></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Herne_Hill_railway_station/8SER64El">Herne Hill</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Portsmouth_Line/V1NsKx2l">Portsmouth Line</a></td></tr><tr><td>to <a href="/facts/Tulse_Hill_railway_station/a3Dko2WB">Tulse Hill</a></td></tr></tbody></table> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/West_Dulwich_railway_station/0SqF09SE">West Dulwich</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Sydenham_Hill_railway_station/AYGSC9Yy">Sydenham Hill</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td>Sydenham (Hill) or Penge Tunnel</td></tr><tr><td>2,141 yards (1,958 m)</td></tr></tbody></table> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><i>to <a href="/facts/Crystal_Palace_(High_Level)_railway_station/tu8I2EfJ">Crystal Palace</a></i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Crystal_Palace_and_South_London_Junction_Railway/6eSPBXIb">Crystal Palace and</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Crystal_Palace_and_South_London_Junction_Railway/6eSPBXIb">South London Junction Rwy</a></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Brighton_Main_Line/kJLgNpLy">Brighton Main Line</a></td></tr><tr><td>(<a href="/facts/London_Bridge_station/VAQnNjeE">London Bridge</a> branch)</td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Penge_East_railway_station/JnEKBGC7">Penge East</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Kent_House_railway_station/V114Mxmn">Kent House</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><i><a href="/facts/Crystal_Palace_line/dsVWAflQ">Crystal Palace line</a></i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Mid-Kent_line/IXqIbQnE">Mid-Kent line</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Hayes_railway_station/SmFm0lbT">Hayes</a>–<a href="/facts/Lewisham_railway_station/2sBN8sWz">Lewisham</a></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Beckenham_Junction_station/UKAbwjDF">Beckenham Junction</a> <a href="/facts/Tramlink/tBkEKEhq"></a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"> <a href="/facts/Catford_loop_line/pNoWV1nX">Catford loop line</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Shortlands Jn.</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Shortlands_railway_station/smM0PUj6">Shortlands</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Bromley_South_railway_station/5QhS2zss">Bromley South</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Bickley_railway_station/9tH66TCs">Bickley</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td>to <a href="/facts/London_Bridge_station/VAQnNjeE">London Bridge</a> and</td></tr><tr><td>other <a href="/facts/London_terminals/a0hVwrw2">London terminals</a></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Chislehurst_Junction/QApXIFKG">Chislehurst Junction</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><i><a href="/facts/South_Eastern_Main_Line/HS8ubtmr">South Eastern Main Line</a></i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/St_Mary_Cray_railway_station/43s3Rv9t">St Mary Cray</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td>to <a href="/facts/Orpington_railway_station/E5gVrI8M">Orpington</a></td></tr><tr><td>and <a href="/facts/Tonbridge_railway_station/o9tCo4N0">Tonbridge</a></td></tr></tbody></table> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/River_Cray/zqHbqbg7">River Cray</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Swanley_railway_station/wwBsCX91">Swanley</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Swanley_railway_station/wwBsCX91">Swanley Junction</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><i><a href="/facts/Maidstone_line/8qj4mLgE">Maidstone line</a></i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/M25_motorway/zSzneX9U">M25 motorway</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Farningham_Road_railway_station/NpLloMdA">Farningham Road</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/River_Darent/FMeu1Tfp">River Darent</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Horton_Kirby_Boys_Home_railway_station/d6L2QMNq">Horton Kirby Boys Home</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Fawkham Junction</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Longfield_railway_station/NTPkg172">Longfield</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td>to <a href="/facts/High_Speed_1/yQyCy7QR">High Speed 1</a> and</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Gravesend_West_Line/okC7umk8">former Gravesend West Branch</a></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Meopham_railway_station/mL2TfWop">Meopham</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Sole_Street_railway_station/sIgGbM64">Sole Street</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><i><a href="/facts/High_Speed_1/yQyCy7QR">High Speed 1</a></i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/M2_motorway_(Great_Britain)/xYvFsYjp">M2 motorway</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/North_Kent_Line/n0BeBJ2V">North Kent Line</a></td></tr><tr><td>towards London</td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Medway_Valley_line/uYxxDtx5">Medway Valley line</a></td></tr><tr><td>to <a href="/facts/Maidstone_West_railway_station/tAff7Xv3">Maidstone</a></td></tr></tbody></table> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Strood_railway_station/BgbKRsgo">Strood</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Rochester_Bridge_railway_station/AnyL4QIw">Rochester Bridge</a> (<a href="/facts/London,_Chatham_and_Dover_Railway/buIrs7ms">LCDR</a>)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Rochester_Bridge/Pm7ev3nz">Rochester Bridge</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/River_Medway/eRXIcwdR">River Medway</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2">Goods station</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Rochester_railway_station/D8JMF2QJ">Rochester</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Rochester_Common_railway_station/eBzVhfbB">Rochester Common</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Chatham_Central_railway_station/mkS7vGh3">Chatham Central</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td>Fort Pitt Tunnel</td></tr><tr><td>428 yards (391 m)</td></tr></tbody></table> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Chatham_railway_station,_Medway/ql2HmKqu">Chatham</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td>Chatham Tunnel</td></tr><tr><td>297 yards (272 m)</td></tr></tbody></table> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td>Gillingham Tunnel</td></tr><tr><td>897 yards (820 m)</td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Gillingham_railway_station_(Kent)/eohsbpEq">Gillingham</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Gillingham_EMU_depot/VhDdChT3">Gillingham Depot</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><i>to <a href="/facts/Chatham_Dockyard/yxuKdmu1">Chatham Dockyard</a></i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Rainham_railway_station_(Kent)/AxHxv1LN">Rainham</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Newington_railway_station/b9EWnTL5">Newington</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><i><a href="/facts/Sheerness_line/mFF2JD8t">Sheerness line</a></i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Sittingbourne_railway_station/zgRhyT0a">Sittingbourne</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Teynham_railway_station/Cmgmbvq6">Teynham</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Faversham_railway_station/Wug3blxg">Faversham</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Dover/Ru9mNrrw">Dover</a> branch</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Ramsgate/GW0YsR9L">Ramsgate</a> branch</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Whitstable_railway_station/PaelgtsH">Whitstable Town</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Whitstable_railway_station/PaelgtsH">Whitstable</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><i><a href="/facts/Canterbury_and_Whitstable_Railway/3kIG8CLq">Canterbury & Whitstable Rwy</a></i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Chestfield_%26_Swalecliffe_railway_station/yzfJVJl9">Chestfield & Swalecliffe</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Hampton-on-Sea/dcXmPV4A">Hampton pier</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Herne_Bay_railway_station/04LALubt">Herne Bay and</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Herne_Bay_railway_station/04LALubt">Hampton-on-Sea</a></td></tr></tbody></table> (1861-1863)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Herne_Bay_railway_station/04LALubt">Herne Bay</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/RAF_Manston/nKfjRMhx">RAF Manston</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Birchington-on-Sea_railway_station/kp7jE6QT">Birchington-on-Sea</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Westgate-on-Sea_railway_station/HLvVA0Y4">Westgate-on-Sea</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Margate_railway_station/jruTV6U5">Margate</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Margate_Sands_railway_station/FISLBeBK">Margate Sands</a> (<a href="/facts/South_Eastern_Railway_(England)/xWdbsjU7">SER</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Selling_railway_station/7403RhzP">Selling</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Margate_East_railway_station/GpUR5sPh">Margate East</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Broadstairs_railway_station/4DgtBXl2">Broadstairs</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Tivoli_railway_station/UDTsNuqr">Tivoli</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Dumpton_Park_railway_station/yecv7nVe">Dumpton Park</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2">Hereson Road (<i><a href="/facts/Tunnel_Railway/E3s3LDbz">Tunnel Railway</a></i>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td>Ramsgate Harbour Tunnel</td></tr><tr><td>1,124 yards (1,028 m)</td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Ramsgate_Harbour_railway_station/5hJS7v6S">Ramsgate Harbour</a> (<a href="/facts/London,_Chatham_and_Dover_Railway/buIrs7ms">LCDR</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Ramsgate_Town_railway_station/tF5uAfqU">Ramsgate Town</a> (<a href="/facts/South_Eastern_Railway_(England)/xWdbsjU7">SER</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Ramsgate_EMU_Depot/uYWPAt2A">Ramsgate Depot</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Ramsgate_railway_station/AbkB1jVs">Ramsgate</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/St_Lawrence_for_Pegwell_Bay_railway_station/5nz9mF9g">St Lawrence for Pegwell Bay</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Ebbsfleet_and_Cliffsend_Halt_railway_station/xE9syvJW">Ebbsfleet and Cliffsend Halt</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><i><a href="/facts/Ashford_to_Ramsgate_line/q6IHwUea">Ashford to Ramsgate line</a></i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Canterbury_East_railway_station/nnYU8vuj">Canterbury East</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><i><a href="/facts/Kent_Coast_line/Y09HYdQq">Kent Coast line</a></i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Bekesbourne_railway_station/hSD0Krrt">Bekesbourne</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Adisham_railway_station/gbFhAJjH">Adisham</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Aylesham_railway_station/TKNKcCs5">Aylesham</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Snowdown_railway_station/hAbclxkJ">Snowdown</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><i><a href="/facts/East_Kent_Railway_(heritage)/08YybJP8">East Kent Railway</a></i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Shepherds_Well_railway_station/PQplEW9e">Shepherds Well</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td>Shepherd's Well Tunnel</td></tr><tr><td>2,376 yards (2,173 m)</td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Stonehall_and_Lydden_Halt_railway_station/rIoWmEfo">Stonehall and</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Stonehall_and_Lydden_Halt_railway_station/rIoWmEfo">Lydden Halt</a></td></tr></tbody></table> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Kearsney_railway_station/xrNacsWU">Kearsney</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Kent_Coast_line/Y09HYdQq">Kent Coast line</a></td></tr><tr><td>from <a href="/facts/Ramsgate_railway_station/AbkB1jVs">Ramsgate</a></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Buckland Junction</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td>Charlton Tunnel</td></tr><tr><td>265 yards (242 m)</td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td>Priory Tunnel</td></tr><tr><td>158 yards (144 m)</td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Dover_Priory_railway_station/7blLwzFF">Dover Priory</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td>Dover Harbour Tunnel</td></tr><tr><td>684 yards (625 m)</td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Dover_Harbour_railway_station/znqmSWBz">Dover Harbour</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Mileage change</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr><td>77 mi 76 ch (<a href="/facts/London_Victoria_station/TVUbg5fr">Victoria</a>)</td></tr><tr><td>76 mi 50 ch (<a href="/facts/Charing_Cross_railway_station/FadudbCH">Charing Cross</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Hawkesbury Street Junction</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><i>Connection to <a href="/facts/Train_ferry/wqUN7wDK">train ferry</a></i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Dover_Town_railway_station/znqmSWBz">Dover Town</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2">Pier Junction</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Archcliffe Junction</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Admiralty_Pier_railway_station/znqmSWBz">Admiralty Pier</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><i><a href="/facts/South_Eastern_Main_Line/HS8ubtmr">South Eastern Main Line</a></i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Dover_Marine/znqmSWBz">Dover Marine</a> <a href="/facts/Ferry/5ysqHULA"></a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Chatham Main Line is a railway line in England that links <a href="/facts/London_Victoria_station/TVUbg5fr">London Victoria</a> and <a href="/facts/Dover_Priory_railway_station/7blLwzFF">Dover Priory</a> / <a href="/facts/Ramsgate_railway_station/AbkB1jVs">Ramsgate</a>, travelling via <a href="/facts/Medway/KwJ6uV6w">Medway</a> (of which the town of <a href="/facts/Chatham,_Kent/cfICdAaW">Chatham</a> is part, hence the name). </p><p>Services to <a href="/facts/Cannon_Street_railway_station/MgRulKG9">Cannon Street</a> follow the route as far as St Mary Cray Junction where they diverge onto the <a href="/facts/South_Eastern_Main_Line/HS8ubtmr">South Eastern Main Line</a> near Chislehurst. </p><p>Thameslink services to Luton run in parallel from <a href="/facts/Rainham_(Kent)_railway_station/AxHxv1LN">Rainham</a> to <a href="/facts/Rochester_railway_station/D8JMF2QJ">Rochester</a>, diverging once across the <a href="/facts/River_Medway/eRXIcwdR">River Medway</a> at Rochester Bridge Junction onto the <a href="/facts/North_Kent_Line/n0BeBJ2V">North Kent Line</a> via <a href="/facts/Gravesend_railway_station/Gqf1RAI1">Gravesend</a> and <a href="/facts/Dartford_railway_station/nauJvRsY">Dartford</a>. </p><p>A shuttle service operates on the <a href="/facts/Sheerness_Line/mFF2JD8t">Sheerness Line</a> which starts at <a href="/facts/Sittingbourne_railway_station/zgRhyT0a">Sittingbourne</a>. </p>