| Pluckley | |
| Symbol Location: | gb |
| Symbol: | rail |
| Borough: | Pluckley, Borough of Ashford |
| Country: | England |
| Grid Name: | Grid reference |
| Manager: | Southeastern |
| Platforms: | 2 |
| Code: | PLC |
| Classification: | DfT category E |
| Opened: | 1 December 1842 |
| Footnotes: | Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Pluckley railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the village of Pluckley, Kent, which is approximately 1.2miles to the north. It is 50chain35chain down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern.
The station features staggered platforms, whereby the 'up' (London-bound) platform is mostly west of the eastbound platform (on which the station buildings are situated). A footbridge links the platforms.
The ticket office is staffed only part-time; at other times a ticket vending machine is available.[1]
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.
All services at Pluckley are operated by Southeastern using EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street, and Ramsgate via call at the station during the peak hours.
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