It is 25 miles 76 chains (41.8 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Longfield and Sole Street.

The main line of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway was opened in stages.

[4] The station has a ticket office which is open during the morning only (06:15-12:45 Mon-Fri and 08:00-13:15 Sat).

[5] The station is served Monday-Saturday by the Arriva Southern Counties routes 306 and 308 which provides hourly connections to Sevenoaks, Borough Green, Vigo Village and Gravesend (as well as Bluewater during the evenings).

On Sundays, the station is served by an hourly service between Dover Priory and London Victoria via Denmark Hill.