Marshlink Line

The Marsh Link Line is a railway line in South East England and runs from Hastings to Ashford along the coast. It is the eastern continuation of the East Coastway Line, and forms with it the connection between the Brighton Main Line and the South Eastern Main Line.

History

The construction of the line was plan of Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway, but it was built by the South Eastern Railway, which exerted a rivalry for the route with the neighboring London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. The traffic was passed on February 13, 1871. In 1963, the setting of the traffic was tested back in 1979 and built between Appleodre Ore on a track, with a passing loop was installed in Rye. Electrified in 1935, only the portion between Ore and Hastings, including the outgoing Hastings Line to London.

Operation

The continuous movement with stops at all station between Hastings and Ashford was discontinued in 2005. It only run trains, which are continued westward on the East Coastway Line. All stops except Hamstreet, Appledore and Rye only be operated intermittently.

• Ore -Hastings Eastbourne Brighton (hourly)
• Ashford International Hamstreet, Appledore Rye -Hastings Eastbourne Brighton (hourly).

The operating mode is for the Southern.

Future

There are plans for the upgrading of the line for Southeastern high-speed trains, which initially from London St Pancras via the High Speed ​​One to Ashford International and then on the Marsh Link Line to Hastings and Bexhill or Eastbourne to continue. For this project also electrification would be necessary.