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Originally named Plymouth North Road, it was opened in 1877 as a joint station for the Great Western Railway (GWR) and the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). It was expanded in 1908 but a major rebuilding scheme that started in 1938 was delayed by the Second World War and was not completed until 1962. John Betjeman commented unfavourably on its new form in his introduction to The Book of the Great Western: ::Plymouth (North Road) dullest of stations and no less dull now it has been rebuilt in copybook contemporary. It is currently operated by First Great Western, being located on their London to Penzance Line 225.75 mi (363.3 km) from London Paddington station, but also sees trains operated by CrossCountry. The Panel Signal Box at the station controls all trains between Totnes railway station in Devon, and Liskeard railway station in Cornwall. |