- Oldham Mumps railway station
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Oldham Mumps Manchester Metrolink 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)Rochdale Town Centre Rochdale Railway Station Newbold Kingsway Business Park Milnrow Newhey Shaw and Crompton Derker Oldham Mumps Oldham Central Oldham King Street Westwood Freehold South Chadderton Hollinwood Failsworth Newton Heath and Moston Central Park Monsall Manchester Victoria to Piccadilly UK Trams portal
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 mi (12 km) north east of Manchester Victoria operated and managed by 1⁄2Northern 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]
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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.
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/o/oldham_mumps/index.shtml
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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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 (*)Oldham Lines - Past, Present and Future LegendTo Huddersfield Delph Diggle Measurements Dobcross Saddleworth Moorgate Halt Uppermill Greenfield Friezland To Rochdale To Tameside Shaw and Crompton Royton To Tameside Grasscroft Royton Junction Grotton and Springhead Derker Lees Oldham Mumps Oldham Glodwick Road Oldham Central Oldham Central; Oldham Clegg Street King Street To Ashton Westwood Oldham Werneth Chadderton MJOB To Middleton and Rochdale Freehold Middleton Junction South Chadderton To Manchester Hollinwood Failsworth To Manchester Preceding station Manchester Metrolink Following station Under Construction towards VictoriaOldham and Rochdale Line Derkertowards Rochdale Town CentreProposed towards VictoriaOldham and Rochdale Line Derkertowards Rochdale Town CentreHistorical railways Derker London Midland Region of British Railways
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Transport for Greater Manchester · UK light rail systemsCoordinates: 53°32′28″N 2°06′08″W / 53.5410°N 2.1022°W
Categories:- History of Oldham
- Disused railway stations in Oldham
- Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1847
- Railway stations closed in 2009
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