It is 26 miles 71 chains (43.3 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Meopham and Rochester.

Office of Rail Regulation statistics suggest that the decline in traffic at Sole Street that has been noted since 2009/10 coincided with the opening of fast High Speed One services from nearby Strood.

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

There is also a small chargeable car park located outside the main entrance to the station.

[4] The station is served infrequently Monday-Saturday by the route 416 bus operated by Redroute Buses which provides connections to Gravesend and Meopham.