Oldham Mumps railway station
Former railway station in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oldham Mumps was a railway station, opened in 1847, which served the town of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, on the Oldham Loop Line 7+1⁄2 miles (12 km) northeast of Manchester Victoria. At the time of closure, it was operated and managed by Northern Rail.
Oldham Mumps | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Oldham England | ||||
Coordinates | 53.541°N 2.1022°W / 53.541; -2.1022 | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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Station code | OLM | ||||
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1 November 1847 | Opened | ||||
3 October 2009 | Closed | ||||
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The station, and the Oldham Loop Line were closed in October 2009 for conversion into a Manchester Metrolink tram line, renamed as the Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) and the station was demolished in 2010. Between 2012, and 2014, a temporary tram stop operated on the site of the station, until this was closed and replaced by a permanent tram stop a short distance away.
The name of the station survives in the present Oldham Mumps tram stop which is located a short distance north of the former railway station, on the realigned track of the Oldham town centre tram line.