Kent House railway station

Infobox London station
name = Kent House


caption = Kent House railway station
manager =Southeastern
zone = 4
locale = Penge
borough = London Borough of Bromley
platforms = 4
railexits0405 = 0.510
railexits0506 = 0.496
railexits0607 = 0.748
railcode = KTH
years = 1 July 1863
events = Line opens
years1 = 1 October 1884
events1 = Station opens

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.

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).

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