It is 9 miles 51 chains (15.5 km) measured from London Victoria.

The original station buildings here remained in place until 1972, when they were replaced with a CLASP prefabricated structure, and this in turn was replaced in 1994 by a brown-brick construction with a tiled pitched roof.

[3] A new interim station building was opened in 2014 as part of a phased development here, linked to the total rebuild of the Ferrier Estate (now called Kidbrooke Village).

[6] All services at Kidbrooke are operated by Southeastern using Class 376, 465, 466 and 707 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7] During the peak hours, the service between London Charing Cross and Dartford is increased to 2 tph in each direction.