The station and the line it serves were built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway and opened on 22 July 1861.

The station and the line it serves were built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway.

The London, Chatham and Dover Railway opened a second line to Ramsgate on 5 October 1863.

The ship was operated by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway.

The first bridge on the site had been a railway bascule bridge built in 1860 as part of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway.

All of these lines were opened after the EKR had changed its name to the London Chatham and Dover Railway.

The station building on Railton Road was opened in 1862 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway.

In about 1848, William was appointed assistant engineer on the London to Dover Railway, under William Cubitt.

See Adrian Gray's London Chatham & Dover Railway book (page 44) for more details.

The line was worked by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway which acquired the Herne Bay Company in 1871.