Oldham bus station
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Oldham West Street bus station in 2008
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| Location | Cheapside, Oldham Oldham |
| Coordinates | 53°32′35″N 2°06′58″W / 53.5431°N 2.1162°WCoordinates: 53°32′35″N 2°06′58″W / 53.5431°N 2.1162°W |
| Operated by | Transport for Greater Manchester |
| Bus stands | 12 |
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| Connections | No |
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| Opened | 2001 (Cheapside), 2006 (West Street) |
Oldham bus station is a bus station located in the town of Oldham in Greater Manchester. The bus station is found on Cheapside at the junction of West Street. The bus station opened in January 2001 and replaced the previous bus station at Town Square and the bus stops on Cheapside and West Street. The bus station is run by Transport for Greater Manchester.
In the past, there were three termini in Oldham, West Street, Town Square and Mumps Bridge with services terminating in Oldham, arriving from western areas, at West Street and services arriving from eastern areas terminating at Town Square. Mumps Bridge is used as a terminus for First Greater Manchester (formerly GM Buses/GM Buses North) services, as the depot is located at Mumps Bridge. When the bus station opened, all services terminating in the town (with the exception of some First service which terminate at Mumps Bridge) would terminate at the new bus station.
The new station opened in January 2001 and within the first two years of opening, it won two awards. Originally, there were eight stands in the bus station, A to H. Due to the number of buses arriving in Oldham every hour, plus National Express coaches which also uses the bus station as a stopping place, it was decided, to avoid congestion, that some services would use bus stops on West Street, which is around the corner from the bus station. After complaints from passengers waiting for buses on West Street of suffering from the elements, GMPTE decided to build a smaller bus station, based on the one on Cheapside for West Street. This opened in September 2006 at a cost of £2.2m. Now, there are, in total, 12 stands, from A to H and J to M.
There are plenty of buses that use Oldham Bus Station. The majority of services are run by First Greater Manchester with the remainder of services run by Checkmate Transport, Stagecoach Manchester and Stotts, while Manchester Community Transport provides the free Metroshuttle service linking the bus station and the town centre with the temporary Oldham Mumps Metrolink station.
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