Mow Cop and Scholar Green railway station
Former station in Cheshire, England
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Mow Cop and Scholar Green railway station was a station on the North Staffordshire Railway between Stoke-on-Trent and Congleton. It served the village of Mow Cop.
Mow Cop and Scholar Green | |||||
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Site of the former station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Mow Cop, Cheshire East England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53.1188°N 2.2345°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ843579 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway[1] | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| c. January 1849 | Opened as Mow Cop[2] | ||||
| c. 1897–8 | Renamed Mow Cop (Scholar Green)[2] | ||||
| 1905 | Platforms extended[3] | ||||
| 1923 | Renamed Mow Cop and Scholar Green[2] | ||||
| 7 September 1964 | Closed[2] | ||||
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The line was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on 9 October 1848 but the station at Mow Cop did not open until the beginning of January 1849.[2] It closed in 1964 and was immortalised that year in the song Slow Train by Flanders and Swann.[4]
The signal box survived in use until 2002, and is now preserved privately in the village.[5]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Line and station open | North Staffordshire Railway | Line and station open |
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| North Staffordshire Railway | Line and station closed |
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