Cockfield Fell railway station

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Cockfield Fell
Cockfield Fell station remains geograph-3312673-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The site of the station in 1989
Location Cockfield, County Durham
England
Coordinates 54°37′02″N1°49′41″W / 54.6173°N 1.8281°W / 54.6173; -1.8281 Coordinates: 54°37′02″N1°49′41″W / 54.6173°N 1.8281°W / 54.6173; -1.8281
Grid reference NZ112247
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
1 August 1863 (1863-08-01)Opened as Cockfield
1 July 1923Renamed Cockfield Fell
15 September 1958Closed to passengers
18 June 1962 (1962-06-18)Closed completely

Cockfield Fell railway station was a railway station on the Bishop Auckland to Barnard Castle section of the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway that served the village of Cockfield, County Durham, North East England from 1863 to 1962.

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History

The station was opened as Cockfield on 1 August 1863 by the North Eastern Railway on the route the SD&LUR, one of its predecessors. The suffix Fell was later added to the station's name on 1 July 1923 [1] to avoid confusion with another London and North Eastern Railway station in Suffolk of the same name. [2] It closed to passengers on 15 September 1958 and to goods traffic on 18 June 1962. [3]

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References

  1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 124
  2. "Disused Stations: Cockfield Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. "Remains of Cockfield Fell station © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Barnard Castle
Line and station closed
  North Eastern Railway
South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway
  Evenwood
Line and station closed