Hayes line
| Mid-Kent line / Hayes line | |||
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A Southeastern Class 465 at Hayes station | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Network Rail | ||
| Locale | Greater London | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 10 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Commuter rail, Suburban rail | ||
| System | National Rail | ||
| Operator | Southeastern | ||
| Rolling stock | Class 376 "Electrostar" Class 465 "Networker" Class 466 "Networker" Class 707 "Desiro City" | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1857 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Number of tracks | 2 | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 750 V Direct Current third rail | ||
| Operating speed | 60 mph (97 km/h) maximum | ||
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Mid-Kent line (Hayes line) |
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The Hayes line, originally and in some uses still known as the Mid-Kent line, is a British railway line running from Courthill Loop North junction (just south of Lewisham station) to Hayes railway station in the London Borough of Bromley. Originally known as the Mid Kent Railway, it became known as the Mid-Kent Line. It has increasingly become to be known as the Hayes Line however, with none of the line in the present-day county of Kent.