Canterbury East railway station is one of two stations in Canterbury in Kent, England. It is south-southwest of the city centre and is served by Southeastern. The station and its line were built by London, Chatham and Dover Railway, while Canterbury West was built by South Eastern Railway. Although called Canterbury East the station is about 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) due south of Canterbury West station, and only about 20 yards (20 m) to its east. The framework of the platform canopies were originally installed at the never-opened station at Lullingstone.