[1] In 1868, stationmaster Edward Walsh(e) was murdered by 18-year-old Thomas Wells, a porter for the LCDR,[2] after having rebuked him for poor work.

[6] The Chatham Main Line into Priory was electrified by British Railways in 1959, as part of Stage 1 of Kent Coast Electrification, under the BR 1955 Modernisation Plan.

The high-speed service to London St Pancras started in 2009,[8] after the track in the tunnels to the south was realigned to allow for emergency evacuation from rolling stock without end doors.Services to and from Folkestone Central were suspended on 24 December 2015, due to major damage to the track and sea wall near Dover harbour caused by strong winds and tidal surges.

This was expected to continue throughout 2016, whilst a new £44.5 million viaduct was constructed to replace the present rail embankment and sea wall.

[10] The project was scheduled for completion in December 2016, but progressed faster than originally anticipated; the line reopened on 5 September 2016.