Freehold tram stop

Freehold 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 as part of Phase 3a of the system's expansion,^[1] and is located on Block Lane in Chadderton at its boundary with Oldham in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, England.^[2][3]

Key Information

Freehold
Metrolink station
An M5000 arrives at Freehold tram stop, in November 2012
General information
Location	Chadderton, Oldham England
Coordinates	53°32′16″N 2°08′17″W / 53.53772°N 2.13796°W / 53.53772; -2.13796
Line(s)	Oldham and Rochdale Line
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	In operation
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	13 June 2012[1]
Original company	Metrolink
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
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
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
				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
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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.

Preceding station	Manchester Metrolink			Following station
South Chadderton towards East Didsbury		East Didsbury–Rochdale		Westwood towards Rochdale Town Centre
		East Didsbury–Shaw (peak only)		Westwood towards Shaw and Crompton

Freehold station is served by service 159 which stops outside the station on Block Lane. The 159 heads northbound to Chadderton town centre, continuing to Oldham, and runs southbound to Hollinwood, continuing to Middleton via Woodhouses, Failsworth and New Moston.

On nearby Denton Lane, Cowhill, service 415 provides a direct link to Middleton and Oldham, while the 396 provides a link to Chadderton and Middleton plus to Ashton-under-Lyne via Hathershaw.

All services operated by Bee Network.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Freehold Metrolink station.

• LRTA Oldham Rochdale line
• Metrolink stop information
• Freehold area map