Canterbury West railway station

Canterbury West
General information
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
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

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.