Railway facilities in Plympton had originally been provided by the horse-drawn Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway, but their branch to Plympton was closed and sold to the South Devon Railway to allow the construction of their new line.
Railway infrastructure in Plympton was originally provided by the horse-drawn Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway, but its branch line to Plympton was abandoned and sold to the South Devon Railway for them to construct their own route.