Kent House railway station
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Kent House | |||
Kent House railway station | |||
Location | |||
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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 |
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* 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. | |||
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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.
[edit] Network Rail
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 | ||
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Penge East | Southeastern Victoria - Orpington |
Beckenham Junction |
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Kent House railway station from National Rail
- Kent House railway station is at coordinates Coordinates:
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