▁by ▁S out he astern . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁has ▁no ▁buildings ▁and ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁par king ▁spaces , ▁a ▁bridge ▁from ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁an ▁island ▁platform , ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁shelter ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁steps . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁the ▁station ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁inter change ▁between ▁the ▁main ▁line ▁and ▁the ▁nearby ▁T unnel ▁Railway . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁railway ▁grouping ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁both ▁the ▁South ▁Eastern ▁Railway ▁and ▁the ▁London , ▁Ch ath am ▁& ▁D over ▁Railway ▁became ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁newly - formed ▁Southern ▁Railway , ▁which ▁looked ▁at ▁the ▁dup lication ▁of ▁lines ▁and ▁stations ▁at ▁R ams gate ▁and ▁Marg ate . ▁The ▁company ▁decided ▁to ▁link ▁the ▁two ▁lines ▁at ▁R ams gate ▁to ▁allow ▁through ▁running ▁between ▁them . ▁That ▁scheme ▁had ▁been ▁proposed ▁by ▁the ▁South ▁Eastern ▁and ▁Ch ath am ▁Railway ▁before ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁but ▁work ▁did ▁not ▁commence ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁That ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁termin us ▁stations ▁at ▁R ams gate ▁Town ▁and ▁R ams gate ▁Har bour , ▁and ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁line ▁sk ir ting ▁the ▁northern ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁to ▁link ▁the ▁two ▁existing ▁lines . ▁New ▁stations ▁on ▁the ▁north - e astern ▁and ▁north - western ▁fr ing es ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁at ▁Dum pton ▁Park ▁and ▁R ams gate ▁respectively , ▁replaced