Oldham Mumps railway station

Oldham Mumps railway station
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Manchester Metrolink
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Former railway station's entrance
Location
Place Oldham
Local authority Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
Platforms 2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone
Present status Under construction
History
Opening 1847
Closed 2009
Conversion to Metrolink operation February/March 2012 (temporary station)
2014 (permanent station)

Transit map symbol.png Oldham and Rochdale Line

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Rochdale Town Centre
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Rochdale Railway Station National Rail
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Newbold
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Kingsway Business Park
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Milnrow
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Newhey
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Shaw and Crompton
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Derker
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Oldham Mumps
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Oldham Central
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Oldham King Street
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Westwood
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Freehold
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South Chadderton
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Hollinwood
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Failsworth
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Newton Heath and Moston
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Central Park
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Monsall
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Manchester Victoria National Rail
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to Piccadilly
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Oldham Mumps Railway Station opened on 1 November 1847 and served the town of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. The station was a primary station located on the Oldham Loop Line 7+12 mi (12 km) north east of Manchester Victoria operated and managed by Northern Rail.

The name of the station is taken from its situation within the Mumps area of Oldham, which itself probably derived from the archaic word "mumper", slang for a beggar.[1]

The station closed due to the conversion of the line to Metrolink on 3 October 2009 and, by May 2010, had been completely demolished.[2] The station canopy has been saved. It was bought by the East Lancashire Railway after a successful public fundraising campaign.[3][4] It is hoped that the canopy will be installed at Bury Bolton Street.

In June 2010, the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) announced that as part of the conversion work on the former Oldham loop, it would submit a planning application for a temporary Metrolink terminus at Oldham Mumps, close to the site of the former railway station. The temporary terminus will open by March 2012 and remain in place until a permanent stop is built in 2014, which will be built on the site of the former B&Q store and creating a interchange with buses at Mumps, which is part of the future Metrolink extension through Oldham town centre.[5]

Contents

Description

The station was reached across the dual-carriageway Oldham bypass, a difficult walk from the town centre. A pedestrian underpass led to the island platform,where there was a ticket office.

Gallery

References

  1. ^ Gibb, Robert (2005). Greater Manchester: A panorama of people and places in Manchester and its surrounding towns. Myriad. p. 28. ISBN 1-904736-86-6. 
  2. ^ http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/o/oldham_mumps/index.shtml
  3. ^ "East Lancs offered Oldham canopy - but needs your help" (PDF). Railway Herald (211). 2010-02-08. http://www.railwayherald.org/magazine/pdf/RHUK/Issue211.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-09. 
  4. ^ "Historic canopy saved for railway". BBC News. 2010-02-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8530283.stm. Retrieved 2010-03-29. 
  5. ^ "Major milestone in construction of Metrolink Interchange". Transport for Greater Manchester. http://www.tfgm.com/2009_news.cfm?news_id=9006985?submenuheader=3. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 

External links

The Oldham Loop Line
Stations (anticlockwise from Manchester)
(*) Closed 3 October 2009

Dean Lane (*)
Failsworth (*)
Hollinwood (*)
Oldham Werneth (*)
Oldham Mumps (*)
Derker (*)
Shaw and Crompton (*)
New Hey (*)
Milnrow (*)

Preceding station   Manchester Metrolink Manchester Metrolink   Following station
    Under Construction    
towards Victoria
Oldham and Rochdale Line
Derker
towards Rochdale Town Centre
    Proposed    
towards Victoria
Oldham and Rochdale Line
Derker
towards Rochdale Town Centre
Historical railways
Derker   London Midland Region of British Railways
Oldham Loop Line
  Oldham Central
Terminus   L&YR   Oldham Clegg Street

Coordinates: 53°32′28″N 2°06′08″W / 53.5410°N 2.1022°W / 53.5410; -2.1022



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