Dartford

Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in north west Kent in South East England.

Communications

Roads

The coming of the railways brought an end to the turnpikes. Eventually tarmacadam roads appeared; and in 1925 the building of what was to become the A2 main road took traffic away from Dartford town Centre.

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Railways

The first railway from London to reach the town was the North Kent Line via Woolwich in 1849, connecting at Gravesend with the line through the Medway Towns. Later two more lines were built:

Related Topics:
Woolwich - Gravesend

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• the ??Dartford Loop line?? through Sidcup opened in 1866
• the Bexleyheath line?? opened in 1895

The three routes make Dartford a very busy junction. All the lines were electrified on 6 June 1926. The original station buildings at Dartford were replaced in the 1980s.

Related Topics:
6 June - 1926

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