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
Location
Place	Mow Cop
Area	Cheshire East
Coordinates	53.1188°N 2.2345°W / 53.1188; -2.2345
Grid reference	SJ843579
Operations
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
9 October 1848 (1848-10-09)	Opened as Mow Cop[1]
c. 1896	Renamed Mow Cop (Scholar Green)[1]
?	Renamed Mow Cop and Scholar Green[1]
7 September 1964 (1964-09-07)	Closed[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on 9 October 1848.[2] It closed in 1964 and was immortalised 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.[3]

Preceding station		Historical railways		Following station
Congleton Line and station open		North Staffordshire Railway Macclesfield to Stoke Line		Kidsgrove Line and station open
		North Staffordshire Railway Potteries Loop Line		Kidsgrove Liverpool Road Line and station closed

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
2. "Mow Cop Station". Retrieved 15 November 2009.
3. "Mow Cop Signalbox". Retrieved 15 November 2009.