When the railway line first opened in 1900, Rolvenden Station was known as "Tenterden".

Its name was changed when the line extended north three years later and a station closer to Tenterden was constructed.

[1] The line closed for regular passenger services on 4 January 1954[1][2] and all traffic in 1961.

The station now houses the KESR's Carriage and Wagon works, and the Colonel Stephens Museum is located nearby.

Other alternative routes from London to Dartford via Sidcup and via Bexleyheath.