Plumstead railway station serves the suburb of

Plumstead Plumstead is an area in southeast London, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, England. It is located east of Woolwich. History Plumstead has been settled since ancient times, and London's earliest timber structure has been found here. ...

, in the

Royal Borough of Greenwich The Royal Borough of Greenwich (, , or ) is a London borough in southeast Greater London, England. The London Borough of Greenwich was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. The new borough covered the former area of the Metropolita ...

, east of Woolwich Arsenal. It is measured from . It is managed by Southeastern and also served by

Thameslink Thameslink is a mainline route on the British railway network, running from , , , , , and via central London to , , , Rainham, , , and . The network opened as a through service in 1988, with severe overcrowding by 1998, carrying more than ...

. Plumstead is on the

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and was opened 10 years after the line opened on 16 July 1859. The platforms are below road level: the gabled station buildings stand on an overbridge at the country end. At this point, there are sidings: the station used to be where the railway system operating within the

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joined the main line. There were plans for the

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to be extended to Plumstead Railway Station. However,

Woolwich Arsenal station Woolwich Arsenal station is an interchange station in the heart of Woolwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich for Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and National Rail services. It has two parts; its raised, south-western part of the station is on ...

was chosen instead. The station is served by local bus routes 53, 96, 99, 122, 177, 180, 244, 301, 380, 422, 469, 472, 672 & N1. The station is located at the western end of the Ridgeway pedestrian and cycle path. Plans are currently being drawn up for the installation of lifts and other accessibility improvements to the station as part of the UK Department of Transport's Access for All Programme.

Services

Services at Plumstead are operated by Southeastern and

using , , , and

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 4 tph to London Cannon Street (2 of these run via and 2 run via ) * 2 tph to via Greenwich * 2 tph to , returning to London Cannon Street via and Lewisham * 2 tph to * 2 tph to via Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street via call at the station during the peak hours.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Plumstead Railway Station Railway stations in the Royal Borough of Greenwich Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1859 Railway stations served by Southeastern Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway