Opened on 1 November 1861 by the London
Chatham & Dover Railway
after extending their line through a tunnel from
Dover
Priory Station. The station had an overall roof
over the platforms of a similar style to that at the
Priory Station. In December 1864 a single track extension
was opened to allow boat trains to run alongside the
waiting
cross-Channel steamers
on the
Admiralty Pier.
In June 1881 a double track extension was opened to
connect with the
South
Eastern Railway’s line near to
Dover
Town Station. This line allowed through working
of South Eastern Railway trains onto the newly opened
joint line to Deal.
The Harbour Station was unusual in that a section of
the down platform was on wheels. This section could
be swung out of the way to allow trains access to the
line leading to the
Prince of
Wales Pier and the
Promenade
Railway.
The station closed on 10 July 1927 when passenger traffic
for the town was consolidated at
Dover
Priory. The old station buildings are still standing,
although the platforms and overall roof were demolished
in 1929.
