Plymstock railway station

Plymstock railway station served the suburb of Plymstock, Plymouth, England from 1892 to 1961 on the Plymouth to Yealmpton Branch.

Plymstock
Location	Plymstock, Plymouth England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway British Railways (Southern Region)
Key dates
5 September 1892	Opened
15 January 1951	Temporary closed
2 July 1951	Reopened
10 September 1951	Closed to passengers
30 September 1961	Closed to goods

History

The station opened on 5 September 1892 by the London and South Western Railway. It originally opened on 1 July 1892 but it didn't serve passengers. The signal box was moved onto the platform in 1935. It was later destroyed along with the ticket office by a bomb in March 1941 during the Second World War. They were rebuilt quickly. The station closed on 15 January 1951 but reopened on 2 July 1951, only to close again to passengers on 10 September 1951.[1] It closed to goods traffic on 30 September 1961. The signal box closed in 1963[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 344. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Old Plymouth UK Railways in Old Plymouth Plymstock Station (Pomphlett Station)". Old Plymouth UK. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Billacombe Line and station closed		Plymouth to Yealmpton Branch		Lucas Terrace Halt Line and station closed