Plymouth railway station

Plymouth
National Rail
Platforms and track layout from the east, with the main station building behind.
General information
LocationPlymouth
England
Coordinates50°22′40″N 4°08′35″W / 50.3778°N 4.1430°W / 50.3778; -4.1430
Grid referenceSX476553
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms6 (numbered 3-8)
Other information
Station codePLY
ClassificationDfT category C1
History
Original companyGWR and LSWR Joint
Post-groupingGWR and SR Joint
Key dates
1877Opened
1938Rebuilding started
1958North Road name dropped
1962Rebuilding completed
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 2.416 million
 Interchange Decrease 79,912
2019/20Decrease 2.372 million
 Interchange Increase 86,443
2020/21Decrease 0.678 million
 Interchange Decrease 21,268
2021/22Increase 1.992 million
 Interchange Increase 75,788
2022/23Increase 2.313 million
 Interchange Increase 90,291
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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]

  1. ^ Padgett, David (June 2018) [1989]. Munsey, Myles (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western & Wales (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 9B. ISBN 978-1-9996271-0-2.
  2. ^ "National Rail Timetable 135 (Summer 2014)" (PDF). Network Rail. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2014.