 The extension to a new southern terminus at Dingle was opened on 21 December 1896 with the first trains leaving from Dingle station at 5am that morning, carrying a large number of dock workers.There were plans for the tunnel to extend further inland with a few more stations when funds were available.On the evening of 23 December 1901 a motor on a train pulling into the station fused, causing large amounts of sparking, which ignited a stack of wooden sleepers by the railside.