Plumstead railway station

Plumstead railway station serves the suburb of Plumstead, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, east of Woolwich Arsenal. It is 10 miles 1 chain (16.1 km) measured from London Charing Cross. It is managed by Southeastern and also served by Thameslink.

Plumstead
Plumstead Location of Plumstead in Greater London
Location	Plumstead
Local authority	Royal Borough of Greenwich
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code(s)	PLU
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes[1]
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	1.761 million[2]
2020–21	0.622 million[2]
2021–22	1.225 million[2]
2022–23	1.006 million[2]
2023–24	0.874 million[2]
Key dates
16 July 1859	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51.4897°N 0.0844°E / 51.4897; 0.0844
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Plumstead is on the North Kent Line and was opened 10 years after the line opened on 16 July 1859.^[3] 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 Royal Arsenal joined the main line.

There were plans for the Docklands Light Railway to be extended to Plumstead Railway Station. However, Woolwich Arsenal station 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.^[4]

Services

Services at Plumstead are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using Class 376, 465, 466, 700 and 707 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[5]

• 4 tph to London Cannon Street (2 of these run via Greenwich and 2 run via Lewisham)
• 2 tph to Luton via Greenwich
• 2 tph to Barnehurst, returning to London Cannon Street via Bexleyheath and Lewisham
• 2 tph to Dartford
• 2 tph to Rainham via Chatham

Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street via Sidcup call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Woolwich Arsenal		Southeastern North Kent Line		Abbey Wood
		Thameslink North Kent Line
	Historical railways
Woolwich Arsenal		South Eastern and Chatham Railway North Kent Line		Church Manor Way Halt