Canterbury West railway station

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Canterbury West

View of Main Platform from Ramsgate end

Location

Place

Canterbury

Local authority

Canterbury

Operations

Station code

CBW

Managed by

Southeastern

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

2.015 million

2005/06 *

2.172 million

History

Key dates

Opened 6 February 1846

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Canterbury West from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Canterbury West railway station is one of two stations in Canterbury in Kent. It is north-northwest of the town centre. It is served by Southeastern.

The name Canterbury West is misleading, since the station is about one kilometre due north of Canterbury East station, and only about twenty metres to its west.

The station and its line was built by the South Eastern Railway, while Canterbury East was built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway.

[edit] Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

2tph (trains per hour) to London Charing Cross via Tonbridge
2tph to Margate via Ramsgate
1tph to London Victoria via Maidstone East

Preceding station		Following station
Chartham	Southeastern Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line	Sturry
Wye	Southeastern High Speed 1 London-Margate (not yet operational)	Sturry
Disused Railways
Terminus	British Rail Southern Region Canterbury and Whitstable Railway	Whitstable Harbour
Terminus	Southern Railway Elham Valley Line	Canterbury South