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Canterbury and Whitstable Railway
The northern terminus at Whitstable Harbour on 1938 map
Invicta preserved at Canterbury in the 1970s
Overview
Locale
Kent, England
Dates of operation
1830–1953
Successor
South Eastern Railway
Technical
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length
6 miles 0 chains (9.66 km)
Route map
Legend
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
Ashford to Ramsgate line
Canterbury North Lane
Original terminus 1830–1846
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