Hoo Junction
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Hoo Junction is a rail yard on the North Kent Line, near the village of Higham, Kent and Shorne Marshes, operated by DB Schenker. It is between Gravesend and Higham stations, at the junction with the freight-only single-track Hoo branch to the Hoo Peninsula.
Contents
Layout
There are up and down yards on either side of the main line, with the branch line entering from the north east.
The up yard (south of the main line) consists of 14 sidings and three through roads, with other ancillary sidings. The down yard (north of the main line) consists of 10 sidings and three through roads. Some sidings in the down yard have been taken up.
Westinghouse Rail Systems has buildings adjacent to the north perimeter of the yard.
Traffic
The yard re-marshals wagon traffic on the main line and from the branch. The majority of traffic is aggregate wagons, with steel strip carriers are also present. Infrastructure units and ballast trains also use the yard. Container traffic from Thamesport passes through non-stop.
Staff halt
Hoo Junction Staff Halt opened in 1956 in the yard, which it was built to serve.[1] The down platform is on the main line before the junction with the branch, at TQ 6950 7369 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., while the up platform is only on the main line, at TQ 6980 7364 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[2] The halt no longer has any scheduled services [3] and seems to have gone out of use from some date between 1998 and 2002 [4]
Down platform
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denton Halt | 1956 to 3-12-1961 BR(S) Hundred of Hoo Railway |
Uralite Halt | ||
| Gravesend Central | From 4-12-1961 BR(S) later Network Rail Hundred of Hoo Railway |
Goods line to Grain | ||
| Denton Halt | 1956 to 3-12-1961 BR(S) North Kent Line |
Higham | ||
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravesend | From 4-12-1961 BR(S) later Network Rail North Kent Line |
Higham | ||
Up platform
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higham | 1956 to 3-12-1961 BR(S) North Kent Line |
Denton Halt | ||
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higham | From 4-12-1961 BR(S) later Network Rail North Kent Line |
Gravesend | ||
See also
References
External links
- Sketch of Hoo Junction track plan
- Kent Rail website detailing the operations of Hoo Junction
- Kent Rail detailing the staff halt
- Subterranea Britannica
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