Kent gains high-speed rail link

KENT commuters are in for some kind of disbelief from Monday 29 June when a high-speed London rail link is introduced from the new Ebbsfleet station near Bluewater.  The train journey will be a mere 17 minutes.  The biggest shock however will be arriving at St Pancras, north of the Thames, an unknown territory for many from the far south east.  Trains will initially run every half hour weekdays with additional services from Ashford.  The new routing has been brought about by the integration of the High-Speed One rail line, which links London to the Channel Tunnel, and the purchase of 140mph Javelin units from Japan.  Later on the trains will stop at Stratford International, the Olympic Park station, and provide a seven-minute service from there to and from St Pancras. www.southeasternrailway.co.uk

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