New Romney was the scene of the famous newsreel of Laurel and Hardy reopening the Dungeness line in 1947.

The high-level platforms saw very little subsequent use, other than for storage of rolling stock, and were largely removed (apart from short stubs) in the early 1980s.

Finally, in the 1990s, the relocation of the main locomotive turntable led to the removal of all trace of the old high-level platforms, whose physical location has now been entirely taken over by extensions to the station restaurant.

The registered office of the railway company is located on the station site, although it has a separate entrance from the main road.

As a major railway station, the site necessarily includes a large booking office, shop, and cafeteria.

The latter is staffed by a Control Officer, who is in constant radio contact with all signal boxes, locomotives, and (where appropriate) station staff, travelling guards, and engineering teams.

Its original premises have also proved inadequate, and a large new Permanent Way Shed has recently been constructed just outside (and north of) the main station site.