Oldham Mumps railway station 2245617 214930601 2008-05-25T23:16:00Z Richard Harvey 121051 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 214815498 by [[Special:Contributions/Edward|Edward]] ([[User talk:Edward|talk]]) revert to previous image to remove 1978 image from geograph.org.uk {{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 = |start = }} '''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}} {{rail start}} {{rail line|previous=[[Derker railway station|Derker]]|next=[[Oldham Werneth railway station|Oldham Werneth]]|route=[[Northern Rail]]<br /><small>[[Oldham Loop Line]]|col=8b00ff}} {{end box}} {{Disused Rail Start}} {{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}} {{end box}} {{Greater Manchester main railway stations}} {{coor title d|53.541|N|2.1022|W|type:landmark}} [[Category:Railway stations in Oldham]] [[Category:Future Manchester Metrolink stations]] {{Manchester-railstation-stub}} [[Category:Railway stations served by Northern Rail]]