Cockermouth railway station (Cockermouth and Workington Railway)

The original Cockermouth railway station was the eastern terminus of the Cockermouth & Workington Railway.[3] It served the town of Cockermouth, Cumbria, England.

Cockermouth (C&W)
General information
LocationCockermouth, Cumberland
England
Coordinates54°39′49″N 3°22′27″W / 54.6637°N 3.3743°W / 54.6637; -3.3743
Grid referenceNY114307
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCockermouth & Workington Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
28 April 1847Opened
2 January 1865Closed to passengers and replaced by new station[1]
1964Closed completely[2]
Location
Cockermouth (C&W) is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Cockermouth (C&W)
Cockermouth (C&W)
Location in present-day Allerdale
Cockermouth (C&W) is located in Cumbria
Cockermouth (C&W)
Cockermouth (C&W)
Location in present-day Cumbria
A 1904 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (right) railways in the vicinity of the station

History

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The station opened on 28 April 1847. It closed on 2 January 1865, being replaced by the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway station when the line was extended eastwards to Penrith using a different alignment.[4]

After closure to passengers the station remained in use as a goods station until 1964. The station area included an engine shed which was opened on 28 April 1847, extended in 1858 and closed in 1876, after which it was converted for use as a goods shed.[5] The shed was demolished in the mid-1990s.[6]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Cockermouth & Workington Railway   Brigham
Line and station closed

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Butt 1995, p. 65.
  2. ^ Suggitt 2008, p. 78.
  3. ^ Jowett 1989, Map 36.
  4. ^ Western 2001, Chapters 2 & 3.
  5. ^ Western 2001, p. 35.
  6. ^ Griffiths & Smith 2000, p. 329.

Sources

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  • 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.
  • Griffiths, Roger; Smith, Paul (2000). The Directory of British Engine Sheds and Principal Locomotive Servicing Points: 2 North Midlands, Northern England and Scotland. OPC Railprint. ISBN 978-0-86093-548-3. OCLC 59558605.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Suggitt, Gordon (2008). Lost Railways of Cumbria (Railway Series). Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-107-4.
  • Western, Robert (2001). The Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway OL113. Usk: Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-564-4.

Further reading

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