The long awaited and much hyped high speed rail link has, it would seem, arrived before it was due.

According to Southeastern trains the trial service that has been operating from Ashford will be expanded to Canterbury from 7th September 2009. Although not the full service that commences December 2009, this will bring a taste of the future, that said you will have to be an early riser to take advantage of the trains as the latest departure from Canterbury West will be 0729 hrs.

As the property market has gone from strength to strength over the last 4 - 5 months, with vastly increased demand for both property to buy and let in the Canterbury area, it could be argued that the high speed train link is already having an effect locally. However having come out of such a dip in the property market this is something that will take many years and no doubt many hours of economists time before the true economic impact can be measured

For more details on the Canterbury high speed rail link please visit http://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/index.php/cms/pages/view/322

 

Posted on 24 August 2009.
Tags: property, canterbury, trains, highspeed, rail link, southeastern trains.