Editing Dartford Loop Line (section)

==Service patterns==
Train services on the Dartford Loop Line are operated by [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]] using {{brc|376}}, {{brc|465|n}}, {{brc|466|n}} and {{brc|707|n}} [[Electric multiple unit|EMUs]].

As of December 2022, the off-peak, Saturday and Sunday service is:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timetables.southeasternrailway.co.uk/#/timetables/1698/Table%205c|title=Timetable 5c: London to Dartford and Gravesend via Sidcup|work=Southeastern|access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{NRtimes|December 2022|200}}</ref>
* 2 trains per hour between [[Charing Cross railway station|London Charing Cross]] and {{stnlnk|Dartford}} via {{stn|Lewisham}} calling at all stations except {{stnlnk|New Cross}}, {{stnlnk|St Johns}} and {{stnlnk|Albany Park}}
* 2 trains per hour between London Charing Cross and {{stnlnk|Gravesend}} running non-stop from {{stn|London Bridge}} to {{stnlnk|Hither Green}}, then calling at all stations

During the peak hours, the line is served by an additional 2 trains per hour circular service to and from [[Cannon Street station|London Cannon Street]] which runs both clockwise and anticlockwise using the Dartford Loop Line as far as {{stnlnk|Crayford}}, before using the [[North Kent Line]] to travel back to London Cannon Street via {{stn|Woolwich Arsenal}} and {{stn|Greenwich}}.

In addition, there is a single peak hour return service between Dartford and [[Blackfriars station|London Blackfriars]] and a number of services are extended beyond Gravesend to and from {{stnlnk|Strood}} and {{stnlnk|Gillingham|Kent}} During the peak hours.

The Sidcup Line is a freight route for trains to Kent. Most services use the Lewisham flyover via {{stnlnk|Nunhead}}.