Pye Hill and Somercotes railway station
| Pye Hill and Somercotes | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Pye Hill |
| Area | Ashfield |
| Coordinates | 53°04′11″N 1°20′22″W / 53.0696°N 1.3394°WCoordinates: 53°04′11″N 1°20′22″W / 53.0696°N 1.3394°W |
| Grid reference | SK443527 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| History | |
| 24 March 1877 | Station opened as Pye Hill |
| 8 January 1906 | Renamed Pye Hill and Somercotes |
| 7 January 1963 | Station closed |
| 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 |
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Pye Hill and Somercotes railway station was a railway station on the Great Northern Railway (Great Britain) on its Derbyshire Extension on the branch between Kimberley and Pinxton. It served the villages of Pye Hill and Somercotes.
The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway on 24 March 1877, and was originally named Pye Hill; it was renamed Pye Hill and Somercotes on 8 January 1906, and closed on 7 January 1963. The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.
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