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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.
The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on 9 October 1848.[1] The station closed in 1964 and was immortalised in that year in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. The signal box survived in use until 2002, and is now preserved privately in the village.[2]
Preceding station Historical railways Following station Line and station openNorth Staffordshire Railway Line and station openNorth Staffordshire Railway Kidsgrove Liverpool RoadLine and station closedReferences
- ^ "Mow Cop Station". http://www.mowcop.info/htm/station/station.htm. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ^ "Mow Cop Signalbox". http://www.mowcop.info/htm/station/signalbox.htm. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
Coordinates: 53°07′06″N 2°14′07″W / 53.11844°N 2.23537°W
Closed railway stations in Cheshire St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway Birkenhead Railway Chester to Crewe Waverton · Tattenhall Road · Beeston Castle and Tarporley · Calveley · WorlestonMacclesfield to Marple Bollington · Higher Poynton · Middlewood HigherNorthwich to Sandbach Winsford and Over Branch Line Whitegate · Winsford and OverWhitchurch and Tattenhall Railway Sandbach to Kidsgrove Wheelock and Sandbach · Hassall Green · LawtonWarrington and Altrincham Junction Railway Warrington Arpley · Latchford · Thelwall · Lymm · Heatley & WarburtonMid-Cheshire Line Chester & Connah's Quay Railway Helsby to Mouldsworth Junction Helsby and Alvanley · ManleyNantwich to Market Drayton Wirral Line Other stations Alsager Road · Balderton · Betley Road · Bosley · Burton Point · Collins Green · Culcheth · Ditton · Macclesfield Hibel Road · Minshull Vernon · Moore · Mow Cop and Scholar Green · Newchurch Halt · North Rode · Over and Wharton · Preston Brook · Radway Green and Barthomley · Sutton Weaver · WillastonCategories:- Railway stations opened in 1848
- Railway stations closed in 1964
- Disused railway stations in Cheshire
- Former North Staffordshire Railway stations
- Beeching closures in England
- West Midlands (region) railway station stubs
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