The station is to the north of Chartham village and south of the A28 road which runs parallel from Ashford to Canterbury.

[1][2][3] The station was opened by the South Eastern Railway (SER) in September 1850, some time after the line from Ashford to Canterbury was completed.

[6] At around 06:45 on 9 October 1894, a wagon of hop-pickers on their way to work at Horton Chapel Farm was struck by the delayed 04:15 down Ashford to Canterbury West goods train.

The investigation found that the wagon driver had left the opening of the gates to children in poor visibility, and had failed to stop before crossing.

The inspecting officer, Charles Scrope Hutchinson, criticised the South Eastern Railway for the excessively long rostered hours of the train crew.