It is 53 miles 11 chains (85.5 km) from London Bridge, on the East Coastway Line and train services are provided by Southern.

The station was opened 27 June 1846[1] by the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway when that railway opened its line from Lewes to Bulverhithe, originally as a single line.

[3] The station is unstaffed and a PERTIS Permit to travel machine was installed in 2008, in connection with a Penalty Fares Scheme.

The former Station building is occupied by Airworks paragliding school.

On 4 January 1887, a passenger train crashed into a stray wagon that had toppled over onto the main line during shunting operations.