Canterbury West station seen from St Dunstan's Street
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Canterbury West station seen from St Dunstan's Street
Image: © Marathon Taken: 14 Dec 2013
The South Eastern Railway began its services from Ashford to what is now Canterbury West on 6th February 1846 and the line was extended to Ramsgate two months later. At one stage the station was the terminus for trains on the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway which closed in 1931 and the Elham Valley Railway which closed to passengers in 1940 and closed completely in 1947. The new footbridge seen ahead was built in 2010, allowing a step-free route between the station entrance and both platforms using two lifts. This view is from St Dunstan's Street where the level crossing does tend to cause hold ups to the traffic. However, pedestrians can avoid this by using the subway, the entrances to which can be seen on the extreme left and right of the photograph.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.283704
Longitude
1.07452