Peter Masson wrote:
"Alex Terrell" wrote in message
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There is of course Waterloo East to Northfleet (50 min), which could
perhaps be Waterloo to Ebsfleet. However, if I remember from the
plans, the North Kent line trains will still use Northfleet, which is
several hundred metres from Ebbsfleet. When the Crossrail terminus is
built ....


.....it will be adjacent to Northfleet station, not Ebbsfleet International.
Peter

I believe that depends on the developers at Ebbsfleet. That whole area
will be in the middle of a town in about ten years' time.

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"Dave Arquati" wrote in message
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I believe that depends on the developers
at Ebbsfleet. That whole area will be in the
middle of a town in about ten years' time.

Isn't it Green Belt?

--
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That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes

John Rowland wrote:
"Dave Arquati" wrote in message
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I believe that depends on the developers
at Ebbsfleet. That whole area will be in the
middle of a town in about ten years' time.


Isn't it Green Belt?

Errr... if it was, it isn't any more (so I'm guessing it wasn't!).
Planning permission was granted last year for a 3,000 home + ~800,000m²
commerical development called (at the moment) Kent Thameside. Part of
the Prescott grand vision for the Thames Gateway I think.

http://www.kt-s.co.uk

Thankfully a generally-segregated bus system is planned for the area,
with a network of buses running initially between Dartford, Bluewater,
Greenhithe, Northfleet and Gravesend, with other legs added gradually
afterwards (they expect to serve the international station by the time
it opens). They mention a both local and express routes between
Ebbsfleet and Gravesend.

--
Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London

"Dave Arquati" wrote in message
...

Isn't it Green Belt?

Errr... if it was, it isn't any more (so I'm guessing it wasn't!).
Planning permission was granted last year for a 3,000 home + ~800,000m²
commerical development called (at the moment) Kent Thameside. Part of
the Prescott grand vision for the Thames Gateway I think.

http://www.kt-s.co.uk

Thankfully a generally-segregated bus system is planned for the area,
with a network of buses running initially between Dartford, Bluewater,
Greenhithe, Northfleet and Gravesend, with other legs added gradually
afterwards (they expect to serve the international station by the time
it opens). They mention a both local and express routes between
Ebbsfleet and Gravesend.

Some of the area has been taken out of the Green Belt. One of the main
development sites, Eastern Quarry, is an enormous chalk pit that stretches
from Bluewater to Northfleet (the CTRL runs through this). Construction of
the segregated bus network, which will run between Dartford and Gravesend,
via Bluewater and Ebbsfleet, has started.
Peter