There were two platforms, later linked at the terminal end by a fan table, also known as a sector plate, thus allowing the release of locomotives.

A narrow-gauge railway originally ran from the end of the pier to the station, most likely for baggage transfers and worked by manpower.

Falling debris struck the station's overall roof, causing its collapse and replacement by simple timber platform canopies.

[8] It's likely that the Admiralty was instrumental in changing the first terminus's location to its own advantage, after first mooting a spur to its dockyard from the original alignment.

This improvement in facilities was spurred by competition from the South Eastern Railway's branch line to Port Victoria, on the opposite bank of the River Medway, from which passengers could reach Sheerness by ferry: an overall shorter route.

The dockyard siding, its rails inset into granite setts, has survived, as has the pier-master's house and the pier approach road.