Oldham Mumps railway station
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{{Infobox UK station
|name = Oldham Mumps
|code = OLM
|image = [[Image:Mumpsoldham.JPG|300px]]
|manager = [[Northern Rail]]
|locale = [[Oldham]]
|borough = [[Metropolitan Borough of Oldham|Oldham]]
|usage0506 = 0.263
|platforms = 2
|pte = [[Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive|Greater Manchester]]
|zone =
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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]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Greater Manchester: A panorama of people and places in Manchester and its surrounding towns|page=28|last=Gibb|first=Robert|publisher=Myriad|date=2005|isbn=1-904736-86-6}}</ref>
==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.
==Future==
It is proposed that the station will be converted to [[Manchester Metrolink|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.
==Service==
During the day from Monday to Saturday, services operate half-hourly from Oldham Mumps to Manchester Victoria (southbound) and to [[Rochdale railway station|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:
*[[British Rail Class 142|Class 142]]
*[[British Rail Class 150|Class 150]]
*[[British Rail Class 156|Class 156]]
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Mumpsoldham955.JPG|Oldham Mumps station entrance
</gallery>
==References==
{{reflist}}
*The Oldham Loop by Jeffrey Wells (ISBN 1-870119-76-2)
*The Manchester and Leeds Railway by Martin Bairstow
==External links==
{{Oldham Loop Line}}
{{Template:Oldham_Lines}}
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{{rail line|previous=[[Oldham Central railway station|Oldham Central]] or <br />[[Clegg Street railway station|Oldham Clegg Street]] |next=[[Royton Junction railway station|Royton Junction]]|route=[[L&YR]]<br /><small>|col=964B00}}
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{{Greater Manchester main railway stations}}
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[[Category:Railway stations in Oldham]]
[[Category:Future Manchester Metrolink stations]]
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[[Category:Railway stations served by Northern Rail]]