A plan to restore passenger service to a line in England’s south-east that lost it 54 years ago will work to integrate new services on the freight-only line. The line is located on the Hoo Peninsular in the county of Kent. The Hoo peninsula is situated to the east of Gravesend and to the north of Chatham. As part of a Housing Infrastructure Funding Grant, Medway Council are upgrading the current freight-only railway. The existing Network Rail line through the Hoo Peninsula is called the Grain Branch line which connects the North Kent Line at Hoo Junction to the Isle of Grain.
The line was closed to passenger services in 1968 and is now a freight-only railway, with no stations remaining. The 19 km (12 mile) line is a single, bi-directional line serving freight trains that use the Isle of Grain docks (Thamesport) and Cliffe sidings.
The existing line will require enhancements to enable the required passenger services to operate while maintaining freight services. The new rail service will enable passengers to travel from a new station near Sharnal Street to the main line and on to London via connecting services to London Charing Cross, London Victoria, London Bridge and London St Pancras International.
[These links appear to be related to the Kent passenger line reopening. Please when posting a comment provide some context and explanation for the links. LBM]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_of_Hoo_Railway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Road_Halt_railway_station
https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=London_Thamesport¶ms=51_26_25_N_0_41_15_E_region:GB
https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Port_Victoria_railway_station¶ms=51.432_N_0.7027_E_type:railwaystation_region:GB
Sorry, I was being too brief.
The links point to more information of the freight line mentioned in the article (history via Wikipedia and map links for geography) in case others want to understand more in context.
[Cheers! LBM]