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°W / 53.5413; -2.0973Coordinates: 53°32′29″N 2°05′50″W / 53.5413°N 2.0973°W / 53.5413; -2.0973
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 (1862-11-01)	Station opened
2 May 1955 (1955-05-02)	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

Huddersfield Line

to Stalybridge

Lydgate tunnel

Grotton and Springhead

to Rochdale

to Manchester Victoria

Oldham Central

Oldham Clegg Street

LNWR Goods Depot

GC Goods Depot

Oldham Werneth

Oldham, Ashton & Guide Bdge

to Ashton-under-Lyne

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The station closed on 2 May 1955,^[1] when the Delph Donkey passenger train service to Delph via Greenfield was withdrawn.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 2 3 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

Closed railway stations in Greater Manchester

Bolton	Bolton Crook Street Bolton Great Moor Street Chequerbent (1831) Chequerbent (1885) Chew Moor Darcy Lever Horwich Lostock Lane Plodder Lane Rumworth and Daubhill The Oaks

Bury	Ainsworth Road Halt Bradley Fold Brandlesholme Road Halt Bury Knowsley Street Greenmount Holcombe Brook Knowles Level Crossing Halt Molyneux Brow Radcliffe Black Lane Radcliffe Bridge Ringley Road Sunny Wood Halt Tottington Withins Lane Woodhill Road Halt Woolfold

Manchester (city centre in italics)	Baguley Chorlton-cum-Hardy Clayton Bridge Dean Lane Didsbury Fallowfield High Street (Metrolink) Hyde Road Levenshulme South Longsight Manchester Central Manchester Liverpool Road Manchester Mayfield Manchester Oldham Road Miles Platting Mosley Street (Metrolink) Newton Heath Northenden Park Wilbraham Road Withington and West Didsbury

Oldham	Delph Derker Diggle Dobcross Failsworth Friezland Grasscroft Grotton and Springhead Hollinwood Lees Measurements Middleton Junction Moorgate Oldham Central Oldham Clegg Street Oldham Glodwick Road Oldham Mumps Oldham Mumps (LNWR) Oldham Werneth Royton Royton Junction Saddleworth Shaw and Crompton Uppermill

Rochdale	Broadfield Broadley Middleton Milnrow New Hey Shawclough and Healey Wardleworth

Salford	Agecroft Bridge Barton Moss Cadishead Cross Lane Dixon Fold Ellenbrook Irlams o' th' Height Little Hulton Manchester Exchange Monton Green Oldfield Road Ordsall Lane Pendlebury Pendleton Pendleton Bridge Seedley Walkden Low Level Weaste Worsley

Stockport	Cheadle (CLC) Cheadle (LNWR) Cheadle Heath Hazel Grove (Midland) High Lane Heaton Mersey Heaton Norris Portwood Stockport Tiviot Dale

Tameside	Ashton Moss Ashton Park Parade Audenshaw Droylsden Dukinfield and Ashton Dukinfield Central Godley East Hooley Hill Micklehurst Oldham Road Park Bridge Staley and Millbrook

Trafford	Altrincham (1st) Bowdon Broadheath (Altrincham) Cornbrook Dunham (W&SR) Dunham Massey Partington West Timperley

Wigan	Amberswood (Hindley) Astley Atherleigh Atherton Bag Lane Boar's Head Hindley Green Hindley South Howe Bridge Leigh Lower Ince Pennington Platt Bridge Red Rock Tyldesley Westleigh West Leigh and Bedford Whelley Wigan Central

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