Canterbury East railway station

at Station Rd East, Canterbury , CT1 2 United Kingdom

Address and contacts of Canterbury East railway station

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Canterbury East railway station
Station Rd East
Canterbury CT1 2
United Kingdom
Email
Contact Phone
P: +44 330 123 5247
Website
http://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk

Description

Canterbury East railway station is on the Dover branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, and is one of two stations serving the town of Canterbury, Kent. It is 61mi down-line from and is situated between and.The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.The station and its line were built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway, while Canterbury West station was built by the South Eastern Railway.Although called Canterbury East, the station is about 1/2mi due south of Canterbury West station, and only about 20yards to its east.The framework of the platform canopies were originally installed at the never-opened station at.The semaphore signals at the station were replaced with coloured lights in December 2011. The elevated signal box remains but is no longer in use, with signalling on the line operated from a control room at Gillingham. The signal box has now been given Grade II listed building status.Canterbury East's ticket barriers were removed in early 2011, as they were the only ones of the kind in the country and spare parts were no longer easy to obtain. Work began to install a new gate-line in October 2016. Coventry and Earlsfield are the only other stations to lose their ticket barriers.

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Summary

Canterbury East railway station is Canterbury based place and this enity listed in Railroad category. Located at Station Rd East CT1 2. Contact phone number of Canterbury East railway station: +44 330 123 5247

Train Station category, Canterbury

Canterbury West railway station
Canterbury CT2 8 United Kingdom

Canterbury East railway station
Station Rd East Canterbury CT1 2 United Kingdom