Artist's Impression of the new station.
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.
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