Oldham Mumps railway station
| Oldham Mumps | |
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Oldham Mumps in 2009.
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| Location | |
| Place | Oldham |
| Local authority | Oldham |
| Coordinates | 53°32′28″N 2°06′08″W / 53.541°N 2.1022°WCoordinates: 53°32′28″N 2°06′08″W / 53.541°N 2.1022°W |
| Operations | |
| Station code | OLM |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.285 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.263 million |
| 2006/07 |
 0.263 million |
| 2007/08 |
 0.298 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.387 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Greater Manchester |
| History | |
| 1 November 1847 | Opened |
| 3 October 2009 | Closed for Metrolink conversion |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Oldham Mumps from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Oldham Mumps was a railway station, opened in 1847, which served the town of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. The station was a primary station located on the Oldham Loop Line 12 km (7½ miles) north east of Manchester Victoria. At the time of closure, it was operated and managed by Northern Rail.
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.
Oldham Mumps railway station opened on 1 November 1847 to serve the town of Oldham. The station was a primary station located on the Oldham Loop Line 7 1⁄2 mi (12.1 km) north east of Manchester Victoria.
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.
The first railway to reach Oldham was a branch line which opened in March 1842, constructed by the Manchester and Leeds Railway (M&LR). This line ran from a junction at Middleton, from the Manchester to Leeds line which had opened the previous year, to Oldham Werneth railway station: Oldham Werneth was located inconveniently at the edge of the town centre, so in 1847, the line was extended one mile to Oldham Mumps station. By this time the Manchester and Leeds Railway had become part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR).
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