Oldham Mumps railway station
 Oldham Mumps |
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| Place | Oldham |
| Local authority | Metropolitan Borough of Oldham |
| Platforms | 2 |
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| Metrolink Zone | |
| Present status | Under construction |
| History | |
| Opening | 1847 |
| Closed | 2009 |
| Conversion to Metrolink operation | March 2012 (temporary station) 2014 (permanent station) |
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Oldham and Rochdale Line
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 71⁄2 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]
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Gallery
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Station entrance in 1989
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Station entrance in 2007
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Oldham Mumps 2007
[edit] 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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towards Victoria
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Oldham and Rochdale Line |
towards Rochdale Town Centre
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towards Victoria
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Oldham and Rochdale Line |
towards Rochdale Town Centre
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| Derker | London Midland Region of British Railways Oldham Loop Line |
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Coordinates: 53°32′28″N 2°06′08″W / 53.5410°N 2.1022°W
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- History of Oldham
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- Railway stations opened in 1847
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