Cocking railway station

Cocking

Cocking Railway Station in January 1985
Location
Place Cocking
Area Chichester, West Sussex
Grid reference SU874176
Operations
Pre-grouping London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms 1
History
11 July 1881 Station opened
6 July 1935 Station closed (passengers)
28 August 1953 Station closed (freight)
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Cocking Railway Station served the village of Cocking in West Sussex, England. It was on the former London Brighton and South Coast Railway line between Chichester and Midhurst. The station was designed by T. H. Myres, in his standardized Domestic Revival style, each formed like a large "Country House", similar to the stations on the Bluebell Railway.

History

The station opened on 11 July 1881, but the traffic hoped for never really materialised. The station lost its passenger services on 6 July 1935, although freight continued. Services between Cocking and Midhurst were stopped completely by a washout of an embankment in November 1951, and Cocking became the terminus of the line from Chichester, until 28 August 1953 when it was completely closed. The station is now used as a private home.

Accidents and incidents

In 1904, a freight train hauled by LB&SCR D1 class locomotive No. 239 Patcham was derailed near Cocking.[1]


Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Midhurst   Midhurst Railways   Singleton

References

  1. Trevena, Arthur (1980). Trains in Trouble. Vol. 1. Redruth: Atlantic Books. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-906899-01-X.

Coordinates: 50°57′6″N 0°45′23″W / 50.95167°N 0.75639°W / 50.95167; -0.75639

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