| Catford Loop Line | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Suburban rail, Heavy rail |
| System | National Rail |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Greater London |
| Termini | Nunhead Ravensbourne |
| Stations | 8 |
| Services | 1 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1 July 1892 |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Operator(s) | Southeastern |
| Depot(s) | Hither Green |
| Rolling stock | Class 319 Class 375 "Electrostar" Class 465 "Networker" Class 466 "Networker" |
| Technical | |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | Standard gauge |
| Electrification | 750 DC third rail |
| Operating speed | Below 60 mph (Template:Convert/outsep) |
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A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of the western end of the Catford Loop Line, showing how it connects with the South London Line to rejoin the Chatham Main Line, thus creating the Loop. Also note Loughboro Jct to access the city extension (now Thameslink).
The Catford Loop Line is a railway line in southeast London. Incorporated as the Shortlands and Nunhead Railway in 1889 it was opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway on 1 July 1892. It carries a suburban stopping service from central London to Sevenoaks and is a relief route for trains from London Victoria to the Kent coast (see Chatham Main Line). The line leaves the former Crystal Palace High Level branch and the link to Lewisham (the former Greenwich Park branch) at a junction east of Nunhead. In some usage the line from the main line at Brixton to Nunhead, with stations at Denmark Hill and Peckham Rye, is also included in "The Catford Loop".
The five stations on the original route are:
The line rejoins the main line at Shortlands Junction, west of Shortlands. The length of the Catford Loop from Nunhead is almost five miles (8 km), and from Brixton nearly eight miles (12.5 km). The line was electrified with the other SECR urban routes on 12 July 1925 by the Southern Railway on its 660 DC third rail system.
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