St Dunstans level crossing

CCTV-monitored manual barrier level crossing on the Kent route (ELR ACR).

predicted
CLOSED
for 2 min

Information only. Always follow the signals and barriers at the crossing. Predictions may be wrong.

next: πŸš† in 2 min Β· 2 min early

Next 30 min

CLOSED 09:59–10:01 2m
MAY OPEN 10:01–10:02 44s
CLOSED 10:02–10:05 3m
OPEN 10:05–10:18 13m
CLOSED 10:18–10:21 2m
OPEN 10:21–10:31 β†’ 10m
Under the hood
Thu 22 Oct Β· 09:59
Today Tomorrow

Trains in window

09:54 πŸš„ 1J23 Canterbury West β†’ St. Pancras International Up (NE β†’ SW) passed
10:01 πŸš† 2W28 Ramsgate β†’ London Charing Cross Up (NE β†’ SW) -2 min
10:05 πŸš„ 1J25 Margate β†’ St. Pancras International Up (NE β†’ SW) -2 min
10:20 πŸšƒ 5J21 St. Pancras International β†’ Canterbury West Down (SW β†’ NE) -7 min
πŸš„Express passenger πŸš†Passenger πŸšƒEmpty stock
now 09:59:35 Β· 121 avg Β· 4 in window
live observation: 2 up Β· 1 down
timetable cif full+upd 2026-10-21..2026-10-23
fetched 02:08:22
trust 33,174 active Β· 31,698 delays Β· 1,962 cancelled Β· 9 reconnects
Nearby crossings

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About this crossing

How often it closes

On today’s timetable, St Dunstans crossing is predicted to be closed for about 5 h 26 min between 06:00 and 22:00, across roughly 82 closures. The longest single predicted closure is 6 minutes. Freight paths scheduled “as required” (most don’t run on any given day) aren’t counted here; when one does run, the live timeline above shows it.

Longest closure so far today: 7.2 min (09:23–09:30, 3 trains), timed from trains actually seen on the signalling wire: the window edges use the same per-type margins as the forecast, since barrier positions aren't in any feed we can read.

Worst times to cross today

Closures cluster around 08:45–09:45 in the morning and around 17:15–18:15 in the evening. Gaps between closures are longest outside those windows. Other days run a different timetable, so the peaks move.

About this crossing

The crossing is on St. Dunstan's Street in Canterbury, Kent, next to Canterbury West station.

St Dunstans is a CCTV-monitored manual barrier crossing (CCTV) on the Ashford Down Sidings–Minster line (Kent route · ELR ACR). A signaller monitors the crossing, confirms it is clear, and lowers the barriers ahead of each train. Forecasts here combine the working timetable with live train-movement data (and live signalling where the crossing has it), so they reflect actual running including delays and freight, though they can still be wrong when the network is disrupted.

How accurate is this forecast?

We score this page against what actually happened on the railway: over the last 7 days that covered 678 trains through this crossing.

100.0% of observed passes were being warned about on this page when they passed, and 97.4% of the warnings we could verify came true.

Typical timing error was Β±17s (9 in 10 within 102s). This scores when trains pass: barrier movements aren't in the public feeds we can score against.

Full accuracy report β†’

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