A 1904 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (right) railways in the vicinity of the station
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.
Referencesedit
^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. ISBN978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Further readingedit
Allan, Ian, ed. (1997-03-27) [1958]. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer(Reprint) (Fifth ed.). Railway Publications. ISBN978-0-7110-0320-0. OCLC 497398918. OL 7790796M. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
Bairstow, Martin (1995). Railways In The Lake District. Martin Bairstow. ISBN978-1-871944-11-2. OCLC 35665959. OL 8652084M. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
cockermouth, railway, station, original, station, town, 1847, 1865, situated, cockermouth, keswick, penrith, railway, served, town, cockermouth, cumbria, england, cockermouthsite, cockermouth, station, 1986general, informationlocationcockermouth, allerdaleengl. For the original station in the town see Cockermouth railway station 1847 1865 Cockermouth railway station was situated on the Cockermouth Keswick and Penrith Railway and served the town of Cockermouth Cumbria England CockermouthSite of Cockermouth station in 1986General informationLocationCockermouth AllerdaleEnglandCoordinates54 39 36 N 3 21 54 W 54 660 N 3 365 W 54 660 3 365Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyCockermouth Keswick and Penrith RailwayPre groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates2 January 1865 1865 01 02 Opened Replacing older station 18 April 1966 58 years ago 1966 04 18 Closed 1 A 1904 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing right railways in the vicinity of the station 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 amp Workington Railway station closed to passengers when the CK amp 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 References edit 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 editAllan Ian ed 1997 03 27 1958 British Railways Pre Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer Reprint Fifth ed Railway Publications ISBN 978 0 7110 0320 0 OCLC 497398918 OL 7790796M Retrieved 2022 05 16 Bairstow Martin 1995 Railways In The Lake District Martin Bairstow ISBN 978 1 871944 11 2 OCLC 35665959 OL 8652084M Retrieved 2022 05 16 External links editStation name COCKERMOUTH Preceding station Disused railways Following station Terminus Cockermouth Keswick and Penrith Railway Embleton Terminus London and North Western RailwayCockermouth amp Workington Railway Brigham nbsp This article on a railway station in North West England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cockermouth railway station amp oldid 1088444474, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
