North Kent Line

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North Kent Line
A Southeastern Class 466 passing Milton Range in 2011
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Greater London South East England
Termini	Lewisham Rochester
Service
Type	Commuter rail, suburban rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	Southeastern Thameslink
Depot(s)	Slade Green Grove Park Gillingham
Rolling stock	Class 375 "Electrostar" Class 376 "Electrostar" Class 377 "Electrostar" Class 395 "Javelin" Class 465 "Networker" Class 466 "Networker" Class 700 "Desiro City" Class 707 "City Beam"
Technical
Line length	27mi 34ch (44.13 km)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Operating speed	70 mph (110 km/h)
Route map

The North Kent Line^[1][2] is a railway line which branches off the South East Main Line at St Johns junction west of Lewisham station in Greater London and runs to Rochester Bridge Junction near Strood, Medway where it links to the Chatham Main Line.

The section from Charlton to Dartford is also referred to as the "Woolwich Line" in the context of Southeastern Metro services.