Clock House railway station
Clock House 
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 Clock House
Location of Clock House in Greater London
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| Location | Beckenham |
| Local authority | London Borough of Bromley |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Station code | CLK |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| OSI |
Kent House |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 1.103 million |
| 2012–13 |
1.100 million |
| 2013–14 |
 1.174 million |
| 2014–15 |
1.191 million |
| 2015–16 |
1.154 million |
| Key dates | |
| 1 May 1890 | Opened |
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| WGS84 | 51°24′31″N 0°02′28″W / 51.4085°N 0.0410°WCoordinates: 51°24′31″N 0°02′28″W / 51.4085°N 0.0410°W |
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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. 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.
The Mid Kent line was built by the Mid-Kent and North Kent Junction Railway (MK&NKJR) and was opened on 1 January 1857 as far as Beckenham Junction. From opening the line was worked by the South Eastern Railway (SER).
Seven years later the MK&NKJR built an extension from a new junction station at New Beckenham to Croydon (Addiscombe Road) with an intermediate station at Elmers End, which again was operated by the SER.
House building commenced in the area in 1885 and Clock House station was opened in 1 May 1890 and was named after a nearby mansion. The station was equipped with a goods yard on the down side from opening. The 18-lever signal box was located on the up side at the south end of the station.
The Elmers End – Hayes section was built by the West Wickham & Hayes Railway, but was sold to the South Eastern Railway on opening day, 29 May 1882.
In 1898 the South Eastern Railway and its bitter rivals the London Chatham and Dover Railway agreed to work as one railway company under the name of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway and Clock House became an SECR station.
Following the Railways Act 1921 (also known as the Grouping Act), Clock House became a Southern Railway station on 1 January 1923.
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