Cockermouth railway station
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Cockermouth railway station was situated on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway and served the town of Cockermouth. 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 when the CK&PR station opened on an altered alignment. The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.
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- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7.
- (1958/1997) British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7110-0320-0.
- Bairstow, Martin (1995). Railways In The Lake District. ISBN 978-1-871944-11-2.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway | Embleton | ||
| Terminus | Cockermouth & Workington Railway | Brigham | ||
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