The station was built 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Sidcup town centre in the parish of Lamorbey.

It had a small goods yard positioned on the down side and a station master's house.

This enabled services to start or terminate from the station without blocking the main running lines.

[5] In 1988 a new brick built entrance and booking hall with a glazed pitched-roof opened on the up side.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7] Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street via either Lewisham, or via Woolwich Arsenal and Greenwich, and to London Blackfriars call at the station during the peak hours.