The station receives services operated by Southeastern and Thameslink in addition to the London Overground.

Its design by Charles Henry Driver is in the Italianate style, with an extremely decorative frontage and French pavilion roofs.

[4] In 1920 the waiting room was used by The Mystical Church of the Comforter, founded by Elizabeth Mary Eagle Skinner, who was known as "The Messenger".

The porters and clerks of the railway company often worked to the accompaniment of hymns sung by the congregation.

[citation needed] In the period 2011–2013 the station underwent a redesign with the construction of a new ticket office with access from Champion Park, new walkways and lifts to the platforms.