| Canterbury East | |
|---|---|
| Main Buildings On Platform 2 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Canterbury |
| Local authority | City of Canterbury |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CBE |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.410 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.429 million |
| 2006/07 * | 1.640 million |
| 2007/08 * | 1.632 million |
| 2008/09 * | 1.603 million |
| History | |
| Opened 9 July 1860 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| 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 estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Canterbury East from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Canterbury East railway station is one of two stations in Canterbury in Kent. It is south-southwest of the city centre and is served by Southeastern.
The station and its line were built by London, Chatham and Dover Railway, while Canterbury West was built by South Eastern Railway.
Although called Canterbury East the station is about ½ a mile due south of Canterbury West station, and only about twenty yards to its east.
The framework of the platform canopies were originally installed at the never-opened station at Lullingstone.
The elevated signal box and semaphore signals at the station are due to be replaced by the end of 2011, and colour lights installed.
Canterbury East did have ticket barriers but they 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 get. Coventry, Cannon Street Tube and Earlsfield are the only other stations to lose their ticket barriers.
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The typical Monday to Saturday off-peak service from the station is:
The typical Sunday service from the station is:
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selling | Southeastern Chatham Main Line - Dover Branch |
Bekesbourne | ||
In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Final Problem, a short story in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson hide from Professor Moriarty at a station in Canterbury. The station is unspecified but is likely to have been Canterbury East as Holmes and Watson were making their way to catch a boat on the Continental Express from London Victoria station.