Pluckley railway station
Pluckley  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Pluckley |
| Local authority | Borough of Ashford |
| Grid reference | TQ922432 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PLC |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 97,960 |
| 2011/12 |
0.102 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.112 million |
| 2013/14 |
 0.109 million |
| 2014/15 |
 0.109 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1 December 1842 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Pluckley from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Pluckley railway station serves Pluckley in Kent, and is located approximately 1.2 miles (2 km) south of the village. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern.
The ticket office is manned only on weekdays for five hours; at other times a Ticket Vending Machine, located outside the station building on the 'down' side, suffices.
The station opened with this section of the South Eastern Main Line on 1 December 1842. Despite platform lengthening, the addition of a footbridge and the closure of the goods yard, it remains little changed and is the only survivor from the original SER stations. Its most distinctive feature is the staggered platforms, whereby the London-bound platform is almost wholly west of the eastbound platform (on which the station buildings are situated). The footbridge - renewed to one meeting current standards by 2013 - links the east end of the westbound platform with the west end of the eastbound platform.
Services
As of May 2010 the typical off peak services from this station are:
- 2tph (trains per hour) to London Charing Cross
- 1tph to Dover Priory and Canterbury West (dividing at Ashford International)
- 1tph to Ramsgate via Dover and Canterbury, dividing at Ashford[1]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headcorn | Southeastern South Eastern Main Line |
Ashford International | ||
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pluckley railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Pluckley railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 51°09′22″N 0°44′49″E / 51.156°N 0.747°E