Earlier this week, two Labour MPs urged ministers to make an extension of the commuter line to Ebbsfleet “a priority”.
The Elizabeth Line currently has its terminus south of the Thames at Abbey Wood.
In 2021, C2E Partnership, an informal group of authorities in south east London and Kent, submitted a business case to the previous Government for an extension of the route.
Despite this, TfL has now confirmed that there are no plans for this extension to be built.
A spokesperson added: “Should any decision be made to extend the line in the future, wider discussions would need to take place with the Government on how this would be funded.”
Although bringing the Elizabeth line to Dartford is not currently on the agenda, land along the route remains protected for any future development of a new spur.
Speaking at a Westminster Hall debate on Tuesday (November 12), Bexleyheath and Crayford MP Daniel Francis said there “remains a strong case to extend the Elizabeth line to Ebbsfleet”, with the aim of connecting to Eurostar services in the future.
Dartford MP Jim Dickson said that the Government should look again at the three options presented in the 2021 business case.
The first would have seen the Elizabeth line extended to Northfleet, Ebbsfleet and Gravesend, sharing existing tracks with National Rail services.
Another option would have seen the route extended to Dartford on new tracks.
A final proposal would have kept the Elizabeth line terminus at Abbey Wood, and instead increased the frequency of National Rail services, as well as introducing a new rapid bus transit service from Abbey Wood to Ebbsfleet.
“I am somewhat sceptical about the third option, and there are significant challenges to sharing track with the existing National Rail services, making the first option difficult,” Mr Dickson said.
The proposal for Elizabeth line trains to terminate at Dartford would have seen services also stopping in Belvedere, Erith, and Slade Green.
