It is 55 miles 18 chains (88.9 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Faversham and Canterbury East.

The station and the line on which it is located were built by the London, Chatham & Dover Railway.

Formerly an excellent example of country station architecture, it was destroyed by fire from unknown cause in the early 1990s, shortly before it was to be awarded listed building status.

The signal box at the station end of the 'up' (London-bound) platform was closed and dismantled shortly afterwards.

The station is now unmanned but was staffed when run by British Rail and was APTIS-equipped until December 1992.