Clock House railway station

Clock House National Rail

Entrance to Clock House station
Clock House
Location of Clock House in Greater London
Location Beckenham
Local authority London Borough of Bromley
Managed by Southeastern
Station code CLK
Number of platforms 2
Fare zone 4
OSI Kent House National Rail [1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2007–08 Increase 1.196 million[2]
2008–09 Decrease 1.133 million[2]
2009–10 Decrease 1.111 million[2]
2010–11 Increase 1.133 million[2]
2011–12 Decrease 1.103 million[2]
2012–13 Decrease 1.100 million[2]
Key dates
1 May 1890 Opened
Other information
Lists of stations
External links
London Transport portal
UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°24′31″N 0°02′28″W / 51.4085°N 0.0410°W
A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of part of the Hayes Line, between Lower Sydenham and Elmers End, showing the now closed Addiscombe Line and W&SCR branches off the Hayes Line.

Clock House railway station is in the London Borough of Bromley in south east London, in Travelcard Zone 4 between Beckenham and Penge. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern on the Hayes line.

The station, which was opened by the South Eastern Railway in 1890, is named after the nearby residence of the Cator Family, demolished in 1896. Clock House retains its original street level booking hall and the remnants of its platform canopies and was formerly known for its tendency to flood whenever overwhelmed by the Chaffinch brook.[3] The station name can be spelt either Clock House or Clockhouse. For example, the previous station signage used the latter (historically inaccurate) form, whilst the published timetables use the former version. The new Southeastern re-branded station signage and livery has since corrected this inaccuracy.

Kent House station is a short walk from this station, and has trains between London Victoria and Orpington, which are also operated by Southeastern.

Services

The typical off peak service is:

Preceding station National Rail Following station
New Beckenham   Southeastern
Hayes Line
  Elmers End

Accessibility

Platform 2 (trains towards Hayes) has step-free access, but Platform 1 (trains towards London) has access available via steps only.

Layout

Side Platform Platform 1
Southeastern towards Charing Cross or Cannon Street
Southeastern towards Hayes
Side Platform Platform 2

Connections

London Buses routes 194; 227; 354; 358 serve the station.

References

  1. "Out of Station Interchanges" (MICROSOFT EXCEL). Transport for London. May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. "The Railways of Beckenham", Andrew Hajducki, 2011

External links

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