Station code KTH Fare zone 4 | DfT category D 2011–12 0.800 million Number of platforms 4 | |
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Similar Penge East railway station, Clock House railway st, Shortlands railway station, Beckenham Junction station, Beckenham Hill railway station | ||
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-line from London Victoria and is situated between Penge East and Beckenham Junction. It takes its name from the nearby Kent House farm, historically the first house in Kent after crossing the Surrey border.
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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.
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 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.
Services
The typical off-peak service is four trains an hour northbound to London Victoria (via Herne Hill and Brixton) and four trains an hour southbound to Orpington (via Bromley South).
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.