 Canterbury has two railway stations , called Canterbury West and Canterbury East ( despite both stations being west of the city centre : Canterbury West is to the northwest and Canterbury East is to the southwest ) . Both stations are operated by Southeastern . Canterbury West station , on the South Eastern Railway from Ashford , was opened on 6 February 1846 , and on 13 April the line to Ramsgate was completed . Canterbury West is served by high speed ( 56 minutes ) trains to London St. Pancras , slower stopping services to London Charing Cross and London Victoria as well as by trains to Ramsgate and Margate . Canterbury East , the more central of the two stations , was opened by the London , Chatham and Dover Railway on 9 July 1860 . Services from London Victoria stop at Canterbury East ( journey time around 88 minutes ) and continue to Dover . 
