Canterbury West railway station
Railway station in Kent, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Canterbury West railway station is a Grade II listed railway station, and the busier of the two stations in Canterbury in Kent, England. The station as well as all services are operated by Southeastern with both main line and high speed trains serving the station.
General information | |||||
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Location | Canterbury, Canterbury England | ||||
Grid reference | TR145583 | ||||
Managed by | Southeastern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | CBW | ||||
Classification | DfT category D | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 6 February 1846 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 2.662 million | ||||
Interchange | 0.114 million | ||||
2019/20 | 2.552 million | ||||
Interchange | 0.126 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.652 million | ||||
Interchange | 31,425 | ||||
2021/22 | 1.794 million | ||||
Interchange | 79,889 | ||||
2022/23 | 2.177 million | ||||
Interchange | 0.146 million | ||||
Listed Building – Grade II | |||||
Feature | Canterbury West Station | ||||
Designated | 7 September 1973 | ||||
Reference no. | 1242649[1] | ||||
Listed Building – Grade II | |||||
Feature | Overhead Signal Box | ||||
Designated | 10 March 1986 | ||||
Reference no. | 1258154 | ||||
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The station and its line was built by the South Eastern Railway and opened in 1846. It was the first mainline station in Canterbury, while the later Canterbury East was built by the London, Chatham & Dover Railway. There was also a connection to the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, the first railway in Kent, and later to the Elham Valley Railway; these have both since closed.