Two months later (29 March 1858) the link with the North Kent Line at Strood was opened; and the new railway reached Dover Priory in 1861.

About 1881 it was rebuilt with two island platforms, and the station buildings were moved onto the road bridge, then known as Rome Place.

In 1958 the station was converted back to two platforms as part of the Kent Coast Electrification Scheme, Stage 1.

Further remodelling in the 1990s and 2000s has seen the ticket office moved twice, accompanied by the opening, closing and re-opening of retail areas.

[1] Asquith Xavier plaque A plaque in the waiting room commemorates Asquith Xavier, a local resident who ended a colour bar at British Railways in London by fighting to become the first non-white train guard at Euston railway station in 1966.