The Swanley to Sevenoaks Bat & Ball line was opened on 2 June 1862, by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway, initially with just a single track.

[1] The main station building is on the "down" side, two storeys high, with chimney stacks and arched window frames.

Electric services between Bickley and Sevenoaks were introduced on 6 January 1935, when the station lost its lattice footbridge to a prefabricated concrete replacement.

Approximately 1 km to the north west lie the remains of Lullingstone, built but never opened, as the development it was intended to serve never materialised.

The station has covered seating areas as well as modern help points located on each of its platforms which are connected by a concrete footbridge.