| Grove Park, Hildenborough and Ashford |
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| Description | Grove Park to Ashford in three sections |
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| Country |  United Kingdom |
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| Time period | 2018 |
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| Train Operating Company | Southeastern, Thameslink, Southern, Eurostar |
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| Simulation difficulty |   |
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| Author | Anthony Sheehy |
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| Website | Grove Park, Hildenborough and Ashford |
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| Grove Park to Hildenborough
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Lewisham
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Bromley North
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Sundridge Park
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Bromley North
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Elmstead Woods
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Chislehurst
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Chatham Main Line
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Petts Wood
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Orpington Down Sidings
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Orpington
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Chelsfield
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Chelsfield Tunnel
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Knockholt
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Polhill Tunnel
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Dunton Green
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Swanley
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Bat and Ball
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Sevenoaks
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Sevenoaks Up Siding
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Sevenoaks Tunnel
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Hildenborough
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| Hildenborough to Ashford International
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| Hildenborough to Ashford International
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Redhill
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Tonbridge West Yard
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Tonbridge Down Sidings
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Tonbridge
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Tonbridge MPV Depot
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Hastings Line
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Paddock Wood
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Medway Valley Line
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Marden
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Staplehurst
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Headcorn
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High Speed 1
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Maidstone Line
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Chart Leacon Depot
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Ashford International
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Marshlink Line
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Eastern Siding
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Ashford Eastern Sidings
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Wye
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Westenhanger
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Channel Tunnel
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Chilham
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Chartham
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Canterbury East
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3 routes in 1!
This simulation covers Grove Park to Ashford in three parts:
- Grove Park to Hildenborough
- Hildenborough to Ashford International
- Ashford International station
Timetable
Timetables are included for all three routes, covering the 2018 afternoon rush hour. Standard services are as follows:
| Grove Park to Hildenborough Services
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| Train Operating Company |
Origin |
Destination |
Frequency (tph)
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| Southeastern
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London Charing Cross |
Dover Priory |
1
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| Ramsgate |
1
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| Hastings |
2
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| Tunbridge Wells |
2
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| Grove Park |
Bromley North |
3
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| Thameslink
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Kentish Town |
Orpington |
2
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| London Blackfriars |
Sevenoaks |
2
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| Hildenborough to Ashford Services
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| Train Operating Company |
Origin |
Destination |
Frequency (tph)
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| Southeastern
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London Charing Cross |
Dover Priory |
1
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| Ramsgate |
1
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| Hastings |
2
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| Tunbridge Wells |
2
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| Strood |
Tonbridge |
1
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| Southern
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Redhill |
1
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| Ashford International Services
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| Train Operating Company |
Origin |
Destination |
Frequency (tph)
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| Eurostar
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London St Pancras |
Paris Gare du Nord |
16tpd
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| Bruxelles Midi |
7tpd
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| Marne-la-Vallée - Chessy |
1tpd
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| Marseille |
1tpd
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| Amsterdam Centraal |
2tpd
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| Southeastern
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London St Pancras |
1
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| Margate |
1
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| London Charing Cross |
Dover Priory |
1
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| Ramsgate |
1
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| London Victoria |
Canterbury West |
1
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| Ashford International |
1
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| Southern
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Eastbourne |
1
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Operating Notes
Grove Park to Hildenborough
- Watch for high-speed through trains first thing in the morning. You may want to hold semi-fast services at Sevenoaks to let them pass ahead.
- No trains on these timetables use the Chatham loop. You may automatically route through that junction.
Hildenborough to Ashford Intl
- Watch out for the change of destination after the rush hour: Beltring trains switch to terminating at Tonbridge rather than Paddock Wood during the day.
Ashford International
- Watch for early trains carrying platform numbers. If you don’t deliver to the right platform, you will have problems getting them to their destinations.
- The Westenhanger branch and the High Speed line is fully reversible on both lines in both directions. In practice, on the included timetable, all trains enter in on one line and are expected to depart on the other.
