Plympton was a town in its own right when the railway was constructed but is today an eastern suburb of the city of Plymouth.

From 1 June 1904 Plympton was the eastern terminus for enhanced Plymouth area suburban services, which saw steam railmotors used to fight competition from electric trams.

The station closed to passengers on 2 March 1959[1] but goods traffic continued to be handled until 1 June 1964.

A Plymouth Joint plan that was opened for consultation in 2018 included a suggested 'Plymouth Metro' with a station at Plympton.

[2] The proposal to open a Plympton station, in conjunction with an electric "Devon Metro" transit system for Plymouth is mentioned in the South West Devon joint Local Plan, P45 Section 3.60, a plan that was adopted in 2019 and received cross-party support.