Shaw and Crompton tram stop

Shaw and Crompton is a tram stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. It opened to passengers on 16 December 2012 and is located in Shaw and Crompton, a part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, England.

Shaw and Crompton
Metrolink station
Shaw and Crompton tram stop, on its opening day
General information
LocationShaw and Crompton, Oldham
England
Coordinates53.57618°N 2.08953°W / 53.57618; -2.08953
Grid referenceSD941088
Line(s)Oldham and Rochdale Line
Platforms3
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone4
History
Opened2 November 1863 (1863-11-02)
Previous namesShaw
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2009Closed as a rail station
16 December 2012Conversion to Metrolink operation
1 December 1897; 6 May 1974; 15 May 1989Renamed
Location

The station sits adjacent to the site of the original Shaw and Crompton railway station, a regional rail station which opened (initially for haulage) on 2 November 1863 and closed on 3 October 2009 for conversion to Metrolink. Known as Shaw railway station between 1974 and 1989, it was along the Oldham Loop Line, which operated from Manchester to Rochdale via Oldham and thus was almost identical to the current Metrolink route.

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