Glodwick Road railway station
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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.
The station opened on 1 November 1862 on the London and North Western Railway
(LNWR) line between and , the bulk of which had been open since 1856. It replaced the LNWR's original terminus at Oldham Mumps
which closed the same day.
The station closed on 2 May 1955, when the Delph Donkey
passenger train service to via Greenfield was withdrawn. The line remained open for goods traffic until 1964.
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...
. It was close to Oldham Mumps railway station
Oldham Mumps railway station
Oldham Mumps Railway Station opened on 1 November 1847 and served the town of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. The station was a primary station located on the Oldham Loop Line north east of Manchester Victoria operated and managed by Northern Rail....
, but was on a different line.
History
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
(LNWR) line between and , the bulk of which had been open since 1856. It replaced the LNWR's original terminus at Oldham Mumps
Oldham Mumps (LNWR) railway station
Oldham Mumps railway station served the Mumps area of Oldham between 1856 and 1862.-History:The station opened on 5 July 1856 as the terminus of the London and North Western Railway branch from...
which closed the same day.
The station closed on 2 May 1955, when the Delph Donkey
Delph Donkey
The Delph Donkey was an LNWR railway line in northern England which opened in 1849 to connect Oldham, Greenfield and Delph to the main Huddersfield to Manchester line. Passenger Trains ceased to run on the Delph Donkey in April 1955, although a limited number of freight trains continued to use the...
passenger train service to via Greenfield was withdrawn. The line remained open for goods traffic until 1964.