General information | |||||
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Location | Plymouth England | ||||
Coordinates | 50°22′40″N 4°08′35″W / 50.3778°N 4.1430°W | ||||
Grid reference | SX476553 | ||||
Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 6 (numbered 3-8) | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | PLY | ||||
Classification | DfT category C1 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | GWR and LSWR Joint | ||||
Post-grouping | GWR and SR Joint | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1877 | Opened | ||||
1938 | Rebuilding started | ||||
1958 | North Road name dropped | ||||
1962 | Rebuilding completed | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 2.416 million | ||||
Interchange | 79,912 | ||||
2019/20 | 2.372 million | ||||
Interchange | 86,443 | ||||
2020/21 | 0.678 million | ||||
Interchange | 21,268 | ||||
2021/22 | 1.992 million | ||||
Interchange | 75,788 | ||||
2022/23 | 2.313 million | ||||
Interchange | 90,291 | ||||
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Plymouth railway station serves the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. It is on the northern edge of the city centre, close to the North Cross roundabout. It is the second busiest station in the county of Devon and the largest of the six surviving stations in Plymouth.
Plymouth is a principal stop on the Exeter-Plymouth line and Cornish Main Line; it is located 245 miles 75 chains (245.94 mi; 395.8 km) from London Paddington, via Box.[1] It is also the usual terminus for the Tamar Valley Line services from Gunnislake. The station is served by Great Western Railway and CrossCountry; it is also managed by the former.[2]