[4] Canterbury station opened on 1 December 1882, when the railway line from Camberwell was extended to Lilydale.

[7] In early 1966, work on the grade separation of the Canterbury Road level crossing commenced.

To facilitate construction, the interlocked gates were replaced with boom barriers, and the signal box was abolished.

[4] The works involved raising the station six metres, and the use of a temporary track to keep services operating.

In December 1971, services on the third track from East Camberwell were extended though the station to Box Hill.