It is 67 miles 60 chains (109.0 km) down the line from London Victoria, situated between Bekesbourne and Aylesham.

The station and the line it serves were built by the London, Chatham & Dover Railway.

There is a help point on each platform, electronic departure boards were added in May 2016 and a ticket machine in October the same year.

[1] All services at Adisham are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 electric multiple units.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3][4] Additional services including trains to and from London Bridge and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours.