Oldham Central railway station
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Oldham Central Railway Station was opened on 1 November 1847 as part of the extension of the Middleton Junction to Oldham Werneth line to Oldham Mumps. It was eventually one of six stations in the town of Oldham
and was adjacent to Clegg Street railway station
which closed on 2 May 1959. Although Central was conveniently located close to the town centre it was selected for closure, shutting on 18 April 1966 and virtually no trace of it now remains. A factor in its closure may have been its relative closeness to the Werneth and Mumps stations.
The name of the station is to survive in the proposed Oldham Central Metrolink station
, which will be located on Union Street.
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...
and was adjacent to Clegg Street railway station
Clegg Street railway station
Oldham Clegg Street railway station was one of five stations that served the town of Oldham in northwest England.-History:The station was the northernmost passenger station on the Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway; it opened on 26 August 1861...
which closed on 2 May 1959. Although Central was conveniently located close to the town centre it was selected for closure, shutting on 18 April 1966 and virtually no trace of it now remains. A factor in its closure may have been its relative closeness to the Werneth and Mumps stations.
The name of the station is to survive in the proposed Oldham Central Metrolink station
Oldham Central Metrolink station
Oldham Central Metrolink Station is a future station proposed in Phase 3b of the Manchester Metrolink and will be located in Oldham Town Centre, to the west of Clegg Street. The station will take its name from the closed Oldham Central railway station, the site of which is now on the other side of...
, which will be located on Union Street.