Cockerham Cross Halt railway station

Cockerham Cross Halt
General information
Location	Cockerham, Lancashire England
Coordinates	53.917°N 2.8609°W / 53.917; -2.8609
Grid reference	SD435471
Platforms	0 (initially) 1 (later added)
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Garstang and Knot-End Railway
Pre-grouping	Knott End Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
5 December 1870 (1870-12-05)	Opened as Cockerham Cross
9 March 1872	Services ceased
17 May 1875	Services resumed
July 1923	Name changed to Cockerham Cross Halt
31 March 1930 (1930-03-31)	Closed

Cockerham Cross railway station, also known as Cockerham Crossing railway station was a halt at a level crossing on a road that crossed Cockerham Moss towards Cockerham in Lancashire, England. It opened with the line in 1870 and closed in 1930.

History

The station opened on 5 December 1870 by the Garstang and Knot-End Railway. It was situated north of Garstang Road. Passenger services were ceased on 9 March 1872 due to mechanical faults with the train. Repairs were made and the services resumed but they ceased again on 29 March due to more underlying problems. A new engine was purchased and services resumed again on 17 May 1875. An area map from 1892 shows that there was no platform but a map from 1912 showed one and it was described in an article from 1908 but the exact date it was added is unknown. The station was only served on Thursdays and Saturdays. 'Halt' was added to its name in July 1923. Like the other stations on the line, it struggled due to the introduction of the bus services in the 1920s, so it closed on 31 March 1930. The track was lifted a few years after goods traffic ceased on the line in 1963.

References

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Garstang Road		Garstang and Knot-End Railway		Cogie Hill Halt