Plymouth

Location type

Major station

Names and dates

Plymouth North Road (1877-1958)
Plymouth (1958-)

Station code: PLY National Rail
Where: West and South West England, England
Opened on the South Devon Railway.




Chronology Dates

  /  /1876Devon and Cornwall Railway
Connection opened south of Lydford [LSW] station to the 1865 Launceston and South Devon Railway and, beyond that, the 1859 South Devon and Tavistock Railway. These had been converted to Mixed Gauge in 1876 to allow trains to run over it to reach Plymouth.
  /  /1968Devon and Cornwall Railway
Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway
Line ceased to be a through route and an alternative route between Exeter St Davids and Plymouth. Line closed from Meldon Quarry to Bere Alston. Stations closed at Bridestowe, Lydford [LSW], Brentnor and Tavistock [LSWR].

News items

08/09/2023Signal upgrade set to modernise Cornwall's railway [Network Rail]
08/06/2023Push for rail could see mainlines return to former West Devon network [Tavistock Times Gazette]
01/01/2023The defunct Edinburgh train that let holidaymakers travel with their car [edinburghlive]
31/01/2022Calls to reopen alternative rail route as main SW line impacted [Calstock Today]
31/08/2021Lorry drivers told to 'take care' after railway bridge struck [BBC News]
31/08/2021Plea for lorry drivers to take better care after bank holiday railway bridge bash continues to cause disruption [Network Rail]
13/12/2018Train and van crossing crash closes line in Cornwall [BBC News]
16/08/2018Delays as tractor ploughs over West Yorkshire rail track [BBC News]
30/10/2017Clun Castle steams again after ten year restoration [BBC News]
15/02/2017Hitachi Rail Italy begins production of bi-mode trains for GWR [IRJ]