South Chadderton tram stop

South Chadderton is a tram stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. It opened to passengers on 13 June 2012 and is located between Drury Lane and Stanley Road in the Coalshaw Green area of southern Chadderton, a part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, England.^[2] It was purpose-built for Metrolink as part of Phase 3a of the system's expansion, on the route of the former Oldham Loop Line.^[1]

South Chadderton
Metrolink station
South Chadderton stop prior to opening
General information
Location	Chadderton, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham England
Coordinates	53.52673°N 2.14517°W / 53.52673; -2.14517
Line(s)	Oldham and Rochdale Line
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	In operation
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	13 June 2012[1]
Route map Legend 0:00 Rochdale Town Centre 0:04 Rochdale Railway Station Calder Valley line 0:07 Newbold Rochdale Canal 0:08 Kingsway Business Park 0:10 Milnrow  M62  0:12 Newhey 0:16 Shaw and Crompton 0:19 Derker 0:21 Oldham Mumps 0:23 Oldham Central 0:24 Oldham King Street 0:26 Westwood 0:29 Freehold 0:31 South Chadderton  M60  0:32 Hollinwood Rochdale Canal 0:34 Failsworth 0:36 Newton Heath and Moston Calder Valley line 0:39 Central Park 0:40 Monsall to Queens Road Depot to Queens Road River Irk to Victoria This diagram: view talk edit
Location

Service pattern

Preceding station	Manchester Metrolink			Following station
Hollinwood towards East Didsbury		East Didsbury–Rochdale		Freehold towards Rochdale Town Centre
		East Didsbury–Shaw (peak only)		Freehold towards Shaw and Crompton

Connecting bus routes

South Chadderton station is served by First Greater Manchester services 81 and 81A, which stop nearby on Coalshaw Green Road. The services run northbound to Oldham before continuing to Derker (81) or Holts Estate via Waterhead (81A), while southbound, the 81 and 81A run to Manchester via Moston.^[3]

References

1. "Metrolink line to Oldham set to open". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 8 June 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "South Chadderton Local Area Map". Metrolink. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
3. "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20120211143030/http://www.lrta.org/Manchester/Oldham_Rochdale.html
• Metrolink stop information
• South Chadderton area map