Canterbury and Whitstable Railway

Canterbury and Whitstable Railway
The northern terminus at Whitstable Harbour on 1938 map
Invicta preserved at Canterbury in the 1970s
Overview
LocaleKent, England
Dates of operation1830–1953
SuccessorSouth Eastern Railway
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Length6 miles 0 chains (9.66 km)
Route map

Whitstable Harbour
Tankerton Halt
Whitstable and Tankerton
Chatham Main Line
(Ramsgate Branch)
South Street Halt
Blean and Tyler Hill Halt
Tyler Hill Tunnel
828 yards (757 m)
Canterbury West
Canterbury North Lane
Original terminus 1830–1846

The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, sometimes referred to colloquially as the "Crab and Winkle Line", was an early British railway that opened in 1830 between Canterbury and Whitstable in the county of Kent, England.