Canterbury railway station, Melbourne

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Canterbury railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, which are both part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Canterbury, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Canterbury station is an elevated unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 1 December 1882, with the current station provided in 1968 and platform 3 in 1971.<ref name="vicsigcanterbury">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

Canterbury station opened on 1 December 1882, when the railway line from Camberwell was extended to Lilydale.<ref name=vicsigcanterbury/> Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Viscount Canterbury, Governor of Victoria between 1866 and 1873.<ref name="vpcanterbury">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="heraldsun">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the 1930s, a crossover was provided at the southern (up) end of the station, and a signal box provided to work the interlocked level crossing gates.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In early 1966, work on the grade separation of the Canterbury Road level crossing commenced. To facilitate construction, the interlocked gates were replaced with boom barriers, and the signal box was abolished.<ref name=vicsigcanterbury/> On 15 September 1968, the current station opened, with all works completed by December of that year.<ref name=vicsigcanterbury/> The works involved raising the station six metres, and the use of a temporary track to keep services operating. In December 1971, services on the third track from East Camberwell were extended though the station to Box Hill.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Platforms and services

Canterbury has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Belgrave and Lilydale line services.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref><ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

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Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street	City Loop	All stations and limited express services
2	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Lilydale, Belgrave		All stations
3	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Blackburn, Ringwood, Lilydale, Belgrave		All stations

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route via Canterbury station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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Gallery

Eastbound view from Platform 3, May 2014
The Canterbury Road ramp and entrance to the station platforms, February 2017
Station shelter on Platforms 1 and 2, May 2018
Underneath the elevated railway at Canterbury station, May 2018
The directional signage at the underpass, May 2018
The platform signage attached to the station building, May 2018
The entrance and exit ramp to Canterbury Road and the railway bridge, December 2019
The narrow Platforms at 1 and 2, December 2019