Canterbury
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Northbound view from Platform 2 in October 2006
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Location | Canterbury Road, Canterbury Australia |
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Coordinates | 33°54′43″S 151°07′06″E / 33.911877°S 151.118347°ECoordinates: 33°54′43″S 151°07′06″E / 33.911877°S 151.118347°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Bankstown | ||||||||||
Distance | 10.16 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
Parking | Onstreet parking only | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Bike Locker available | ||||||||||
Disabled access | No | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Station code | CTB | ||||||||||
Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 February 1895 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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For the station in Melbourne with the same name, see Canterbury railway station, Melbourne.
Canterbury railway station is located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Canterbury. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
Canterbury station opened on 1 February 1895 when the Bankstown line opened from Sydenham to Belmore.
To the north of the station, lie two tracks that are part of the Metropolitan Goods Line. The westbound line has a platform face, however this has been fenced off. A platform on the eastbound line was demolished in 1995. These were previously used for raceday specials when Canterbury Park Racecourse was operating. Several sidings were located just beyond the station for stabling raceday trains.
Sydney Buses operate six routes via Canterbury station:
Departing from Broughton St Terminus:
Departing from Canterbury Rd stop:
Canterbury station is served by one NightRide route: