Kent House railway station

LocationBeckenhamLocal authorityLondon Borough of BromleyManaged bySoutheasternStation codeKTHDfT categoryDNumber of platforms4Fare zone4OSIClock House
Beckenham Road ^[1]National Rail annual entry and exit2018–19 1.136 million^[2]– interchange  334^[2]2019–20 1.110 million^[2]– interchange  228^[2]2020–21 0.251 million^[2]– interchange  76^[2]2021–22 0.595 million^[2]– interchange  163^[2]2022–23 0.671 million^[2]Key dates1 July 1863Line opens1 October 1884^[3]Station opensOther informationExternal links

• Departures
• Layout
• Facilities
• Buses

Coordinates51°24′44″N 0°02′43″W / 51.4123°N 0.0453°W / 51.4123; -0.0453 London transport portal

Kent House railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving part of the Penge and Beckenham areas in the London Borough of Bromley, south London. It is 7 miles 66 chains (12.6 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Penge East and Beckenham Junction. It takes its name from the nearby Kent House farm, the first house in the historic county of Kent after crossing the Surrey border.

The station and most trains that call are operated by Southeastern, as part of the Bromley South Metro service, while a limited number of Thameslink services also call. Kent House is in Travelcard Zone 4.

History

The line was opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) on 1 July 1863, but the station was not opened until 1 October 1884 and was originally named Kent House (Beckenham). It lies above street level, where the booking office is situated; there is a subway and stairs to the platforms.

On 3 February 1993, an IRA bomb was detonated on a train at the station that was travelling from Victoria to Ramsgate. A warning had been given and everybody was safely evacuated before the explosion but the damage to the carriage was considerable.^[4]

Services

All services at Kent House are operated by Southeastern using Class 465 and 466 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[5]

• 2 tph to London Victoria via Herne Hill
• 2 tph to Orpington via Bromley South

Additional services, including trains between Beckenham Junction and London Blackfriars call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Penge East		Southeastern Bromley South Line		Beckenham Junction

Connections

London Buses routes 194, 227 and 358 and night route N3 serve the station.

Clock House station on the Hayes Line (formerly the Mid-Kent Line) is a short walk from this station, and has trains between London Charing Cross/Cannon Street and Hayes, which are also operated by Southeastern.

Beckenham Road tram stop is 5 minutes walking distance.

References

External links

• Train times and station information for Kent House railway station from National Rail
• Beckenham History

Companies and
organisations

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Bus operators	Arriva Herts & Essex Arriva London Arriva Southern Counties Go-Ahead London Blue Triangle Docklands Buses London Central London General Metrobus Metroline RATP Dev Transit London London Sovereign London Transit London United Stagecoach London East London Selkent Thameside Transport UK London Bus Uno
River operators	Lower Thames and Medway Passenger Boat Company Uber Boat by Thames Clippers Thames River Services Westminster Passenger Services Association
Train operators	Arriva Rail London Avanti West Coast c2c Caledonian Sleeper Chiltern Railways East Midlands Railway Eurostar Govia Thameslink Railway Gatwick Express Great Northern Southern Thameslink Grand Central Great Western Railway Greater Anglia Stansted Express Heathrow Express Hull Trains MTR Elizabeth line London North Eastern Railway London Northwestern Railway Lumo South Western Railway Southeastern
Other	Global Infrastructure Partners Heathrow Airport Holdings Port of London Authority

Airports

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Roads

Motorways	M1 M4 M11 M25 London Orbital Former: M41 (West Cross Route) A40(M) (Westway) A102(M) (East Cross Route)
Ring roads	London Inner Ring Road North Circular Road South Circular Road
Charging	Congestion charge Low emission zone Ultra Low Emission Zone

TicketingOtherFormer BR sectors