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.jpg) Cocking Railway Station in January 1985 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Cocking,Chichester,West Sussex England |
| Grid reference | SU874176 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 11 July 1881 | Station opened |
| 6 July 1935 | Station closed (passengers) |
| 28 August 1953 | Station closed (freight) |
Cocking Railway Station served the village ofCocking inWest Sussex, England. It was on the formerLondon Brighton and South Coast Railway line betweenChichester andMidhurst. The station was designed byT. H. Myres, in his standardized Domestic Revival style, each formed like a large "Country House", similar to the stations on theBluebell Railway.
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.
In 1904, a freight train hauled byLB&SCR D1 class locomotive No. 239Patcham was derailed near Cocking.[1]
On 19 November 1951 a freight train hauled byLB&SCR C2X class locomotive no. 32522 was derailed between Cocking and Midhurst after part of an embankment was washed out as a result of a blocked culvert. The line was subsequently abandoned.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midhurst | Midhurst Railways | Singleton |
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