Oldham Glodwick Road railway station

Oldham Glodwick Road
Location
Place	Mumps
Area	Oldham
Coordinates	53°32′29″N 2°05′50″W / 53.5413°N 2.0973°WCoordinates: 53°32′29″N 2°05′50″W / 53.5413°N 2.0973°W
Grid reference	SD935049
Operations
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
1 November 1862	Station opened
2 May 1955	Station closed
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Oldham Glodwick Road railway station was one of five stations that served the town of Oldham. It was close to Oldham Mumps railway station, but was on a different line.

History

Delph Donkey
Legend
Delph Measurements Halt Huddersfield Line to Huddersfield Dobcross Moorgate Halt Greenfield Grasscroft Huddersfield Line to Stalybridge Lydgate tunnel Grotton and Springhead Oldham Loop Line to Rochdale Lees Oldham Mumps Oldham Glodwick Road Oldham Central Oldham Clegg Street LNWR Goods Depot GC Goods Depot Oldham Werneth Oldham, Ashton & Guide Bdge to Ashton Oldham Loop Line to Manchester Victoria Scottfield GC Goods Depot

A 1912 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing railways in the vicinity of Oldham Glodwick Road (upper centre)

The station opened on 1 November 1862^[1] on the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) line between Oldham Clegg Street and Greenfield, the bulk of which had been open since 1856. It replaced the LNWR's original terminus at Oldham Mumps which closed the same day.^[1]

The station closed on 2 May 1955,^[1] when the Delph Donkey passenger train service to Delph via Greenfield was withdrawn. The line remained open for goods traffic until 1964.

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 177. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

• An Illustrated History of Oldham's Railways by John Hooper (ISBN 1-871608-19-8)

External links

• Oldham Glodwick Road Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Oldham Clegg Street Line and station closed		L&NW Delph Donkey		Lees Line and station closed