Queenborough Pier station was opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) c.1863.

The Stoomvaart Maatschappij Zeeland (SMZ) operated a service from Queenborough to Vlissingen, Netherlands.

[9] The Sheerness line was closed to traffic between 5 and 11 February 1899 following flooding and to enable inspection of the Kingsferry Bridge.

The sailing barge Lena was slightly damaged, but was towed to safety the Admiralty tug Sheerness.

[11] Passenger services were withdrawn in November 1914,[4] due to World War I, but the station was used by military traffic.

[12] An attempt to reintroduce passenger services post-WWI was unsuccessful, only operating between 22 December 1922 and 1 March 1923.

[15] Whiteway Crossing Signal Box closed on 15 December 1946,[14] and the branch was then worked as a siding.