Cockermouth railway station

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Cockermouth
Cockermouth station site geograph-3112630-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Site of Cockermouth station in 1986
General information
Location Cockermouth, Allerdale
England
Coordinates 54°39′36″N3°21′54″W / 54.660°N 3.365°W / 54.660; -3.365 Coordinates: 54°39′36″N3°21′54″W / 54.660°N 3.365°W / 54.660; -3.365
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 January 1865 (1865-01-02)Opened (Replacing older station)
18 April 1966
(56 years ago) (1966-04-18)		Closed [1]
A 1904 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (right) railways in the vicinity of the station Brigham, Cockermouth, Linefoot, Marron & Maryport RJD 95.jpg
A 1904 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (right) railways in the vicinity of the station

Cockermouth railway station was situated on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway and served the town of Cockermouth, Cumbria, England.

Contents

The station opened to passenger traffic on 2 January 1865 and closed on 18 April 1966. The station was the second to be built in the town. The original Cockermouth & Workington Railway station closed to passengers when the CK&PR station opened on an altered alignment, though it remained in use as a goods station until 1964.

The latter station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. All traces of the station are now gone as the site is now occupied by The Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Base and the Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service. Running down the left hand side of The Fire Service building is the old track bed, now a public walkway; there are original bridges and features surviving to this day.

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References

  1. ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.

Further Reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Terminus  Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway   Embleton
Terminus 
  Brigham
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