Plumstead railway station

Plumstead
Plumstead Location of Plumstead in Greater London
Location	Plumstead
Local authority	Royal Borough of Greenwich
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code	PLU
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2011–12	1.406 million
2012–13	1.435 million
2013–14	1.485 million
2014–15	1.562 million
2015–16	1.541 million
Key dates
16 July 1859	Opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°29′23″N 0°05′04″E / 51.4897°N 0.0844°E / 51.4897; 0.0844Coordinates: 51°29′23″N 0°05′04″E / 51.4897°N 0.0844°E / 51.4897; 0.0844

Plumstead railway station serves the suburb of Plumstead, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, east of Woolwich Arsenal. It is served by Southeastern.

Plumstead is on the North Kent line 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. Here there are sidings: the station used to be where the railway system operating within the Royal Arsenal connected with 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, 380, 422, 469, 472, 672 & N1.

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

Westbound;

Eastbound;

A proposal has been made in the Govia Thameslink Timetable Consulatation 2018 document for Thameslink services from Luton to travel via the North Kent Line to Rainham.