Canterbury South railway station
Disused railway station in Kent, England
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Canterbury South was a station on the Elham Valley Railway. It opened in 1889 and closed to passengers in 1940 and freight in 1947.
Canterbury South | |||||
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The site of the former Canterbury South station in 1990. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Canterbury, Kent England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°15′58″N 1°05′05″E | ||||
| Grid reference | TR 153 564 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern Railway South Eastern and Chatham Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 July 1889 | Opened | ||||
| 1 December 1940 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 1 October 1947 | Closed to freight | ||||
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History
The station opened on 1 July 1889. It was situated on the extension of the Elham Valley Railway from Barham to Harbledown Junction, on the Ashford to Ramsgate line.[1] A 17-lever signal box was provided.[2] Initially, there were six passenger trains per day. By 1906 there were nine trains a day, with five on Sunday. This had reduced to six trains a day by 1922.[3] The double track between Lyminge and Harbledown Junction was reduced to single track from 25 October 1931 and the signal boxes between those points were abolished.[4] Services had been reduced to five trains a day by 1937.[3]
Passenger services between Canterbury West and Lyminge were withdrawn on 1 December 1940 and the line was placed under military control.[1] The military established block posts at Canterbury South and Bishopsbourne, under the control of the Royal Corps of Signals.[2] The station remained open to freight during the war. Military control was relinquished on 19 February 1945. The Elham Valley Railway closed on 1 October 1947.[5]
The site of the station is now covered by the Kent and Canterbury Hospital.[6]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Canterbury West | Southern Railway Elham Valley Railway |
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