Kent House railway station

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Kent House
Kent House railway station
Location
Place Penge
Local authority London Borough of Bromley
Operations
Station code KTH
Managed by Southeastern
Platforms in use 4
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 0.509 million
2005/06 * 0.495 million
Transport for London
Zone 4
History
1 July 1863 Line opens
1 October 1884 Station opens
Transport for London
List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Kent House from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
Portal:Kent House railway station
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Kent House railway station serves an area between Penge and New Beckenham in the London Borough of Bromley in south London: it takes its name from Kent House Road nearby. It is in Travelcard Zone 4, and the station and all trains are operated by Southeastern. The station is on the line connecting Herne Hill and Beckenham Junction,opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) on 1 July 1863, but Kent House station was not opened until 1 October 1884. It lies above street level, where the booking office is situated; there is a subway and stairs to the platforms. There are Up and Down passenger loops here. The station is 12 km (7.7) miles from London Victoria.


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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).

  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Penge East   Southeastern
Victoria - Orpington
  Beckenham Junction

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