Plympton railway station

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Plympton railway station was situated in Plympton, Devon, in England. It was opened by the South Devon Railway on 15 June 1848. From 1 June 1904 it was the eastern terminus for enhanced Plymouth area suburban services.

Railway facilities were originally provided by the horse-drawn Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway, but their branch to Plympton was closed and sold to the South Devon Railway to allow them to build their new line.

The South Devon Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway which was in turn nationalised into British Railways. The station was closed from 3 March 1959.

[edit] Further reading

• The Great Western in South Devon by Keith Beck and John Copsey, Wild Swan Publications 1990, ISBN 0-906867-90-8
• An Illustrated History of Plymouth's Railways by Martin Smith, Irwell Press 1995, ISBN 1-81760-841-4
• The South Devon Railway by R H Gregory, Oakwood Press1982, ISBN 0-85361-286-2
• Newton Abbot to Plymouth by Vic Mitchell amd Keith Smith pub Middleton Press 01730 813169 ISBN 1-901706-60-5
• The records of the South Devon Railway and its successors can be consulted at The National Archives