Robert Jacomb-Hood designed the Brighton line side, which opened on October 1, 1860,. The Chatham side opened on August 25, 1862. John Fowler designed the Grosvenor Bridge, 930 feet (280 m) long, which carries the tracks over the Thames.
The station was rebuilt from 1898 to 1908. Charles Langbridge Morgan designed the enlarged red-brick station, which the article calls Renaissance in style. The Chatham side was less imposing, with a wooden front. The reconstruction of the Chatham side was formally reopened on July 1, 1908. After it, the station covered 16 acres (6.5 hectares) with 2.25 miles (3.62 km) of platforms.
Today it has 19 platforms, and Network Rail manages it. It has been Grade II listed since 1970.
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