South Chadderton tram stop

South Chadderton
South Chadderton
Metrolink station
	South Chadderton stop prior to opening
General information
Location	Chadderton, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham; England
Coordinates	53°31′36″N 2°08′43″W / 53.52673°N 2.14517°W
Line(s)	Oldham and Rochdale Line
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	In operation
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	13 June 2012
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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]

Service pattern

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

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]