It is 22 miles 9 chains (35.6 km) down the line from London Charing Cross and is situated between Dunton Green and Hildenborough stations.

Trains from the station run northbound to London Bridge, Cannon Street, Waterloo East and Charing Cross via Orpington, or to Blackfriars via Swanley and Catford; southbound trains run to Ashford International and Ramsgate via Dover Priory, or Tunbridge Wells and Hastings.

There is a second station to the north end of the town, on the branch to Swanley Junction, which opened on 2 June 1862; Bat & Ball is named after a local inn which is now closed.

There have been two accidents at the station: There are two island platforms – 1 & 2, and 3 & 4: Services at Sevenoaks are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink, using Class 375, 376, 465, 466, 700 and 707 electric multiple units.

The not-for-profit Sevenoaks Rail Travellers' Association (SRTA) corresponds and meets with Southeastern Railway, Transport for London, the Department for Transport, MPs and other relevant parties to represent the interests of passengers using Sevenoaks and nearby stations (Bat & Ball, Dunton Green, Eynsford, Kemsing, Otford and Shoreham).