Oldham Mumps railway station (London and North Western Railway)

Oldham Mumps (L&NWR) railway station opened on 5 July 1856 as the terminus of the Oldham branch from , the station served the Mumps area of Oldham. The station was probably only known as Oldham during its brief period of existence, the suffixes Mumps and L&NWR may have been added later to provide clarity between the various stations in Oldham. Hooper (1991) states the station was a temporary affair called Victoria. Several sources claim the station was only ever to be temporary.

The station location is not precisely known, it has been described as being:

• "...by a Junction with the Mumps Extension of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway at or near Mumps Mill." (Italics and capitalisation in original).
• "...presumably adjacent to the LYR station."
• "...with the Oldham Branch of the London and North Western Railway, at or near their Oldham station, at a place called Mumps,..."
• "...their existing terminus at Oldham Mumps..."
• "...this branch terminated at a station adjacent to the L&Y at Oldham Mumps."
• "...adjacent to the L&Y's Mumps station."

Hooper (1991) states that "there was a junction with the L&Y and a one road engine shed was erected for the engine that would work the branch, with a turntable completing the facilities".

The station became a through station on 1 July 1862 when it was connected to the Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway at over jointly owned tracks.

The station closed on 1 November 1862, when it was replaced by .

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