Southeastern, KentÕs major train operator, is set to
transform its services in December 2009 when the
company starts using High Speed 1. The service,
which runs from London St Pancras International
to the coast, will link the capital via the brand new
Ebbsfleet International and the established
Ashford International station, cutting journey
times across the county dramatically.
www.southeasternrailway.co.uk
Eurostar operates services from
St Pancras International, linking
passengers to the continent in
1 hour 51 mins (Brussels) and
2 hours 15 mins (Paris). Up to 20
trains per hour run to Paris and
the company broke passenger number records in
2008 by transporting over nine million people to
the continent following the opening of the new
HS1 high-speed line.
www.eurostar.co.uk
High Speed 1, the UKÕs first high-speed rail line,
already accommodates Eurostar services and will
in December 2009 include KentÕs domestic
rail services.
www.highspeed1.com
St Pancras International, together with KingÕs
Cross, is EuropeÕs largest passenger interchange.
The station is also the terminus for KentÕs highspeed
rail connections.
Stratford International is due to open in
December 2009. The station is a platform for
creating Stratford City - the largest single mixeduse
urban regeneration project in Europe, and was
instrumental in London winning the bid to host
the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Shuttle
services operating on HS1 between St Pancras
International and the Olympic Village in Stratford
will transport passengers in just seven minutes.
Ebbsfleet International opened to Eurostar
trains in 2007 and will be an important hub for
KentÕs high-speed domestic services later this year.
Situated near Dartford, Ebbsfleet International is
just 17 minutes away from St Pancras International,
and is bringing north Kent into the commuter belt.
The station is at the centre of the Kent Thameside
regeneration of the Ebbsfleet Valley where some
nine million sq ft of land is being redeveloped.
www.ebbsfleetinternational.co.uk
Ashford International offers direct trains to
Paris and Brussels on the Eurostar and is a central
hub on the Southeastern RailwayÕs network of
Kent services. www.ashford-international.co.uk

Arriva are operators of the new Fastrack bus service for
the Kent Thameside regeneration area. Two routes are
already running with plans for a full network by 2020.www.go-fastrack.co.uk
Chatham Dock occupies one of
three basins in the former naval
dockyard and handles in excess
of one million tonnes of cargo a year.
www.medwayports.com/
chatham
The Dartford Crossing takes over 150,000
vehicles south from Thurrock in Essex every
day. The Dartford Tunnel runs northbound.
www.dartfordrivercrossing.co.uk
Arriva Kent & Sussex Ltd and
Stagecoach East Kent run bus
services across Kent. Visit
www.arriva.co.uk
and www.stagecoachbus.com
Kent County Council provides maps
of all the countyÕs main towns to
download at: www.kent.gov.uk/
publications/transport-and-streets/
public-transport-maps.htm

Train Journey Times in Kent
Ashford Ð St Pancras 37 mins (from Dec 2009)
Ebbsfleet Ð St Pancras 17 mins
Ashford Ð Paris 1 hr 52 mins
Ashford Ð Brussels 1hr 29 mins
Ebbsfleet Ð Paris 2hrs 5 mins
Ebbsfleet Ð Brussels 1hr 41mins