Canterbury Parkway railway station

Some of the local area is environmentally sensitive marshland and close to the flood plains of the River Stour, though a practical route connecting the station to the main road network has been identified that avoids this.

[5] From 5 May 1918 to 21 November 1924, however, a single-line spur was added to facilitate movements of military traffic to and from Richborough Port, with the track itself remaining in place until 1935.

As a result of flood damage to the line between Herne Bay and Whistable, a double-track connection was opened on 22 February 1953 in order to carry diverted Thanet services.

Regular use of the temporary connection ceased on 21 May 1953 and the spur remained officially usable until 4 March 1956, although track-lifting operations had started in October 1955.

As well as acting as an interchange between the two lines, the station would allow commuters to park away from the city centre, and to make it much quicker and practical to travel between Hastings and Ashford, and Whitstable and Faversham.