trains from Maidstone to Ashford.

[Cambus731]

I see from the Rail Atlas that there is a short piece of single line just west of Ashford International leading from the line, from Maidstone East. Does anyone know how easy it is to clear this line? Do all the trains arriving from MDE traverse it? Or just a few? I have virtually cleared Kent but I still haven't done this line. And it's nagging at me to do it. I didn't know it actually existed until I looked at the Atlas.

 

[Mintona]

It used to be pretty common a couple of years back, more trains use that section that any other. If you're at Ashford on platform 5 or 6 departing to Victoria it will almost certainly go that way.

If you get an 'A' in the theatre box then it is going to go via that short single line spur.

 

[Antman]

I think most trains use that single track section?

 

[paul1609]

I think that if the Maidstone East service starts from Ashford it generally starts from Platform 1B in the latest timetable so wont use this chord. If its a through train from Canterbury West it will use platform 6 to enable people to change on to a HS connecting service on Platform 5. However because of the Dover to Folkestone line closure it can be a bit random at present.

 

[30907]

Checking on RTT might give some idea?