▁the ▁ble ak est ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Rom ney ▁Marsh , ▁a ▁sh ing le ▁pen ins ula . ▁ ▁Station ▁history ▁The ▁station ▁opened ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁was ▁originally ▁named ▁" M add ies on ' s ▁Camp " ▁after ▁the ▁adjacent ▁hol iday ▁camp ▁which ▁it ▁served . ▁The ▁pre - war ▁station ▁consisted ▁of ▁nothing ▁more ▁than ▁station ▁name ▁bo ards . ▁After ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁the ▁double ▁track ▁main line ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁single ▁track , ▁and ▁a ▁single ▁concrete ▁platform ▁was ▁provided . ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁other ▁changes ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁install ▁a ▁passing ▁loop ▁to ▁enable ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁an ▁hour ly ▁train ▁service ▁between ▁New ▁Rom ney ▁and ▁D ungen ess ; ▁however , ▁the ▁site ▁had ▁ins u fficient ▁space . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁therefore ▁re - located ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁hol iday ▁camp ▁entrance ▁road . ▁The ▁passing ▁loop ▁was ▁installed ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 3 - 1 9 7 4 , ▁together ▁with ▁an ▁island ▁platform ▁and ▁a ▁book ing ▁office ▁( the ▁first ▁ever ▁station ▁building ▁at ▁this ▁site ). ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁hol iday ▁camp ▁still ▁oper ates , ▁following ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁ownership ▁it ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁known ▁as ▁M add ies on ' s ▁Camp . ▁Con sequently , ▁the ▁railway ▁station ▁was ▁renamed ▁Rom ney ▁S ands ▁around