Pluckley railway station


Pluckley railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the village of Pluckley, Kent, which is approximately to the north. It is down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.

Facilities

The station features staggered platforms, whereby the 'up' platform is mostly west of the eastbound platform. A footbridge links the platforms.
The ticket office is manned only part-time; at other times a ticket vending machine is available.

History

The station opened with this section of the line by the South Eastern Railway on 1 December 1842, when the line was extended from to Ashford. The first train passed through the station on this date at 12.05pm to cheers from the local crowd. It was originally built to serve Pluckley Brick & Tile Works to the west of the station, and subsequently used as a freight depot for the Southwark Manure Company, transporting horse manure from London to use on Kent farms.
Goods services closed on 20 September 1965, and the signal box was taken out of service on 17 December 1967. The station buildings have mostly survived unaltered from their original construction.

Services

As of December 2019, the off-peak service at the station in trains per hour is:
There are also peak hour services to London Cannon Street