Oldham Mumps railway station

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Oldham Mumps
Location
Place Oldham
Local authority Oldham
Operations
Station code OLM
Managed by Northern Rail
Platforms in use 2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2005/06 * 0.263 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE Greater Manchester
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Oldham Mumps from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Oldham Mumps Railway Station is the main railway station of the town of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. The station is a primary station located on the Oldham Loop Line 12 km (7½ miles) 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" which was slang for a beggar.[1]

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[edit] Description

The station is reached across the dual-carriageway Oldham bypass which results in a difficult walk from the town centre. A pedestrian underpass leads to the island platform on which is a ticket office.

[edit] Future

It is proposed that the station will be converted to Metrolink as part of the plans for Phase 3a, and will be re-located to the other side of the Oldham Way as part of the plans for Phase 3b.

[edit] Service

During the day from Monday to Saturday, services operate half-hourly from Oldham Mumps to Manchester Victoria (southbound) and to Rochdale (northbound). On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.

Trains which usually operate on the Oldham Loop Line that stop at Oldham Mumps are:

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Gibb, Robert (2005). Greater Manchester: A panorama of people and places in Manchester and its surrounding towns. Myriad, 28. ISBN 1-904736-86-6. 
  • The Oldham Loop by Jeffrey Wells (ISBN 1-870119-76-2)
  • The Manchester and Leeds Railway by Martin Bairstow

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The Oldham Loop Line
Stations (anticlockwise from Manchester)

Manchester Victoria
Dean Lane
Failsworth
Hollinwood
Oldham Werneth
Oldham Mumps
Derker
Shaw and Crompton
New Hey
Milnrow
Rochdale
Castleton
Mills Hill
Moston
Manchester Victoria

Railways in Oldham
LUECKE
To Huddersfield
Delph(Dismantled)
exKBFa eBHF
Diggle(Closed)
Measurements(Dismantled)
exHST eABZlf exSTRlg
Dobcross(Dismantled)
exBHF eBHF exSTR
Saddleworth(Closed)
xABZrg STRrf exSTR
Moorgate Halt(Closed)
eHST exBHF
Uppermill(Dismantled)
Greenfield
BHF exBHF
Friezland(Dismantled)
To Rochdale
LUECKE STR exLUECKE
To Tameside
Shaw and Crompton
BHF STR
Royton(Dismantled)
exKBFa STR xABZlf HLUECKE
To Tameside
exSTRlf eABZlg exHST
Grasscroft Halt(Dismantled)
Royton Junction(Closed)
eBHF exBHF
Grotton and Springhead(Dismantled)
Derker
BHF exBHF
Lees(Dismantled)
Oldham Mumps
BHF exBHF
Glodwick Road(Dismantled)
uexSTRrg eABZdf exABZlg
Oldham Central(Proposed Metrolink)
uexBHF eCPICl exCPICr
Clegg Street(Dismantled)
King Street (Proposed)
uexBHF STR exLUECKE
To Ashton
Westwood (Proposed)
uexBHF STR
uexSTRlf eABZlg
Oldham Werneth
BHF
exSTRrg eABZrf
Freehold (Proposed Metrolink)
exSTR eBHF
South Chadderton (Proposed Metrolink)
exSTR eBHF
To Middleton
exLUECKE BHF
Hollinwood
BHF
Failsworth
LUECKE
To Manchester
  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Derker   Northern Rail
Oldham Loop Line
  Oldham Werneth
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Oldham Central or
Oldham Clegg Street
  L&YR
  Royton Junction

Coordinates: 53.541° N 2.1022° W