Cockermouth railway station

For the original station in the town, see Cockermouth railway station (1847–1865).

Cockermouth
Site of Cockermouth station in 1986
General information
Location	Cockermouth, Cumberland England
Coordinates	54.660°N 3.365°W / 54.660; -3.365
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
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 (58 years ago) (1966-04-18)	Closed[1]

Cockermouth railway station was the western terminus of the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway; it served the town of Cockermouth, Cumbria, England.

History

A 1904 Railway Clearing House junction diagram, showing railways in the vicinity of the station to the right

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.^[2]

The latter station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.^[2]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway		Embleton
Terminus		London and North Western Railway Cockermouth & Workington Railway		Brigham

The site today

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.^[2]

Running down the left hand side of the Fire Service building is the old trackbed, now a public walkway; many original bridges and features survive to this day.

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.
2. "Station name: Cockermouth". Disusedstations.org.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

Further reading

• Allan, Ian, ed. (27 March 1997) [1958]. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer (Reprint) (Fifth ed.). Railway Publications. ISBN 978-0-7110-0320-0. OCLC 497398918. OL 7790796M. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
• Bairstow, Martin (1995). Railways In The Lake District. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 978-1-871944-11-2. OCLC 35665959. OL 8652084M. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

External links

• Station name: Cockermouth