Mow Cop and Scholar Green railway station
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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] |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Line and station open | North Staffordshire Railway | Line and station open |
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| North Staffordshire Railway | Line and station closed |
References
- Paul Shannon & John Hillmer (2003). British Railways Past and Present no 40 Cheshire. Kettering: Past & Present Publishing Ltd. p. 100. ISBN 1-85895-232-8.
- Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 325. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- Jeuda, Basil (1 May 1996). THE KNOTTY An Illustrated Survey Of The North Staffordshire Railway. Lightmoor Press. p. 28. ISBN 1899889019.
- Kerr, Michael, ed. (2011). Sunrise on the Southbound Sleeper: The New Telegraph Book of Great Railway Journeys. Aurum Press. p. 190. ISBN 978 1845136680.
- "Mow Cop Signalbox". Retrieved 15 November 2009.
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