to lobby the Southern Railway to reopen the line through the tunnel, with a new junction station between Dumpton Park and Broadstairs. The Southern Railway rejected the proposal as too costly and impractical. Ramsgate Olympia and the Southern Railway were keen to make the attractions near the harbour accessible from the railway main line, and to provide a service from the seafront to the greyhound stadium at Dumpton Park. The two companies eventually agreed on a scheme under which a new narrow-gauge line, dubbed the Tunnel Railway, would use the of the tunnel nearest the beach, before branching off into a new tunnel, which would emerge at a new station at Hereson Road, a walk from Dumpton Park station. To increase passenger numbers and encourage people to use the new rail line, Ramsgate Olympia planned the construction of a large-scale housing estate, charabanc parking facilities, and a 10,000-seat stadium at Dumpton Park. The railway closed in 1965. When Dumpton Park Station was first built there was a booking hall at street level, a smaller version of the one currently at Broadstairs station, and the bridge and steps were covered by overhead glass plus a lift to platform level. Glass covering continuing down the steps to The ticket office window and station building , which included waiting room, small office and the toilet block was a separate building just down but adjoined by a overhead glass covering with benches underneath.the platform The building has since been demolished and the covering removed, in the early to mid 1980s. Years ago there was a signal box at the end of the platform (northbound end). Services All services at Dumpton Park are operated by Southeastern using EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: 1 tph to via 1 tph to Additional services including trains to and from and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours. Notes and references Bibliography External links Thanet Railway stations in Kent DfT Category F2 stations Former Southern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1926 Railway stations served by Southeastern James Robb Scott buildings