Freehold is a
tram stop
A tram stop, tram station, streetcar stop, or light rail station is a place designated for a tram, streetcar, or light rail vehicle to stop so passengers can board or alight it. Generally, tram stops share most characteristics of bus stops, bu ...
on the
Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) of
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tamesid ...
's light-rail
Metrolink system. It opened to passengers on 13 June 2012 as part of Phase 3a of the system's expansion,
and is located on Block Lane in
Chadderton at its boundary with
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, w ...
in the
Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, England.
Freehold tram stop serves the
Cowhill and
Block Lane areas of Chadderton and the adjacent
Freehold area of
Werneth, Oldham from which the station takes its name. The names Cowhill and Block Lane were also considered as names for the stop prior to opening, the local council finally opting for the name Freehold. The stop is one of the newly built stops on what was the
Oldham Loop Line.
Services
Services run mostly every 6 minutes on all routes.
Connecting bus routes
Freehold station is served by service 159 which stops outside the station on Block Lane. The 159 is operated by
Manchester Community Transport and heads northbound to Chadderton town centre, continuing to
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, w ...
, and runs southbound to Hollinwood, continuing to
Middleton via Woodhouses,
Failsworth and
New Moston.
On nearby Denton Lane, Cowhill,
First Greater Manchester service 415 provides a direct link to Middleton and Oldham, while the 419, operated by
Manchester Community Transport also provides a link to Chadderton and Middleton plus to
Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. The population was 45,198 at the 2011 census. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, east of Manc ...
via
Hathershaw.
References
External links
LRTA Oldham Rochdale lineMetrolink stop informationFreehold area map
{{Greater Manchester Metrolink stations
Tram stops in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
Tram stops on the East Didsbury to Rochdale line
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2012
Chadderton