Canterbury West
Canterbury West, seen from the Railway Touring Company's return The Kentish Belle excursion on the evening of 22nd July 2021, was opened by the South Eastern Railway as Canterbury on 6th February 1846, a temporary terminus of the line from Ashford before extension to Ramsgate on 13th April 1846. The Canterbury North Lane terminus of the Canterbury & Whitstable Railway of 1830 closed the same day and its trains thence used the SER station. On 1st July 1889, the Elham Valley Line south to Folkestone made a junction here with the station that became Canterbury West on the same day. The historic Canterbury & Whitstable Railway was sadly closed to passengers after 100 years on 1st January 1931 (but survived for goods until 1953) and the Elham Valley Line closed on 25th October 1940. Electrification reached here on 18th June 1962 and the station became a Grade II Listed Building on 7th September 1973.
Location: Canterbury West
Original line: Ashford to Ramsgate Branch (South Eastern Railway)
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: English stations, National and Heritage Lines (excluding London) 1979-2023
Date: 22/07/2021
Image number: 77932
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