Trains from the station run eastbound to Dartford and Gravesend and westbound to London Charing Cross via Lewisham.

[citation needed] Farm produce formed much of the goods traffic in the station's early years, much of it grown in local fields.

[5] Railtrack plc, SEIMCL and STRCL were each convicted of various offences under section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc.

The primary cause of the accident was found to be very poor track maintenance, contributed to by an overloaded wagon.

[citation needed] The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6] Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street via either Lewisham, or via Woolwich Arsenal and Greenwich, and to London Blackfriars call at the station during the peak hours.