Oldham Mumps railway station
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| Oldham Mumps | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Oldham | ||
| Local authority | Oldham | ||
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| 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 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * 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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 Oldham Mumps station entrance |
[edit] References
- ^ 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
[edit] External links
| The Oldham Loop Line |
| Stations (anticlockwise from Manchester) Manchester Victoria |
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Derker | Northern Rail Oldham Loop Line |
Oldham Werneth | ||
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Oldham Central or Oldham Clegg Street |
L&YR |
Royton Junction | ||
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