Cocking railway station
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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 building was built in the 'country house' style, which can still be seen in the station buildings on the Bluebell Railway
. The station opened on 11 July 1881, but the traffic hoped for never really materialised. The station lost is passenger services on 6 July 1935, although freight continued. Services between Cocking and Midhurst where stopped completely by a wash out 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.
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was on the former London Brighton and South Coast Railway line between Chichester
Chichester
Chichester is a cathedral city in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, South-East England. It has a long history as a settlement; its Roman past and its subsequent importance in Anglo-Saxon times are only its beginnings...
and Midhurst
Midhurst
Midhurst is a market town and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England, with a population of 4,889 in 2001. The town is situated on the River Rother and is home to the ruin of the Tudor Cowdray House and the stately Victorian Cowdray Park...
. The station building was built in the 'country house' style, which can still be seen in the station buildings on the Bluebell Railway
Bluebell Railway
The Bluebell Railway is a heritage line running for nine miles along the border between East and West Sussex, England. Steam trains are operated between and , with an intermediate station at .The railway is managed and run largely by volunteers...
. The station opened on 11 July 1881, but the traffic hoped for never really materialised. The station lost is passenger services on 6 July 1935, although freight continued. Services between Cocking and Midhurst where stopped completely by a wash out 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.