Grove Park, Hildenborough and Ashford

Grove Park, Hildenborough and Ashford
Description	Grove Park to Ashford in three sections
Country	United Kingdom
Time period	2018
Train Operating Company	Southeastern, Thameslink, Southern, Eurostar
Simulation difficulty
Author	Anthony Sheehy
Website	Grove Park, Hildenborough and Ashford
Route map Grove Park to Hildenborough Lewisham Bromley North Sundridge Park Bromley North Elmstead Woods Chislehurst Chatham Main Line Petts Wood Orpington Down Sidings Orpington Chelsfield Chelsfield Tunnel Knockholt Polhill Tunnel Dunton Green Swanley Bat and Ball Sevenoaks Sevenoaks Up Siding Sevenoaks Tunnel Hildenborough Hildenborough to Ashford International Hildenborough to Ashford International Redhill Tonbridge West Yard Tonbridge Down Sidings Tonbridge Tonbridge MPV Depot Hastings Line Paddock Wood Medway Valley Line Marden Staplehurst Headcorn Ashford International Ashford International High Speed 1 Maidstone Line Chart Leacon Depot Ashford International Marshlink Line Eastern Siding Ashford Eastern Sidings Wye Westenhanger Channel Tunnel Chilham Chartham Canterbury East

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
Train Operating Company	Origin	Destination	Frequency (tph)
Southeastern	London Charing Cross	Dover Priory	1
		Ramsgate	1
		Hastings	2
		Tunbridge Wells	2
	Grove Park	Bromley North	3
Thameslink	Kentish Town	Orpington	2
	London Blackfriars	Sevenoaks	2

Hildenborough to Ashford Services
Train Operating Company	Origin	Destination	Frequency (tph)
Southeastern	London Charing Cross	Dover Priory	1
		Ramsgate	1
		Hastings	2
		Tunbridge Wells	2
	Strood	Tonbridge	1
Southern	Redhill		1

Ashford International Services
Train Operating Company	Origin	Destination	Frequency (tph)
Eurostar	London St Pancras	Paris Gare du Nord	16tpd
		Bruxelles Midi	7tpd
		Marne-la-Vallée - Chessy	1tpd
		Marseille	1tpd
		Amsterdam Centraal	2tpd
Southeastern		London St Pancras	1
		Margate	1
	London Charing Cross	Dover Priory	1
		Ramsgate	1
	London Victoria	Canterbury West	1
		Ashford International	1
Southern	Eastbourne		1

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.