Transport in Oldham

Oldham is about 4 miles from the major M62 motorway, but is linked to it by the M60 and A627(M). Oldham once had five railway stations but now has two, Werneth and Mumps. It is planned to link the town to Manchester’s Metrolink tram network, but plans are currently in abeyance due to government refusal to meet the escalating costs of the required engineering work. Should the extension be completed, however, Oldham could become the largest town in the United Kingdom not to have a conventional railway station.

Oldham has a newly built central bus station with frequent services to other parts of Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire.