Oldham King Street tram stop

Oldham King Street is a tram stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system and is located opposite Oldham Sixth Form College, at the junction of King Street and Union Street in Oldham, England. The stop opened on 27 January 2014. It is built on the site of the former King Street Baptist Church, which occupied the site from 1862 to 2005. The site was acquired by Compulsory Purchase Order in 2005, and the Church was rebuilt nearby in Chaucer Street with the compensation it received. A plaque, acknowledging this, on a stone pillar from the original church stands on the corner of the site.

Oldham King Street Metrolink station, under construction in February 2013

Oldham King Street
Metrolink
A tram at Oldham King Street tram stop in January 2014
Oldham King Street Location of Oldham King Street in Greater Manchester
Location
Place	Oldham
Local authority	Oldham
Coordinates	53.5402°N 2.1169°W / 53.5402; -2.1169
Grid reference	SD923048
Platforms	2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone	3
Present status	In operation
Operations
Original operator	Manchester Metrolink
History
Opened	27 January 2014[1]
Oldham and Rochdale Line 0:00 Rochdale Town Centre 0:03 Rochdale Railway Station Calder Valley line 0:07 Newbold Rochdale Canal 0:09 Kingsway Business Park 0:11 Milnrow  M62  0:13 Newhey 0:17 Shaw and Crompton 0:21 Derker 0:23 Oldham Mumps 0:25 Oldham Central 0:26 Oldham King Street 0:28 Westwood 0:31 Freehold 0:33 South Chadderton  M60  0:34 Hollinwood Rochdale Canal 0:36 Failsworth 0:39 Newton Heath and Moston Calder Valley line 0:42 Central Park 0:44 Monsall to Queens Road Depot to Bury River Irk National Rail 0:49 Manchester Victoria to East Didsbury via Exchange Square to Shudehill

Service pattern

• 6 minute service to Shaw and Crompton with double trams in the peak - half of these services continue on to Rochdale Town Centre
• 6 minute service to East Didsbury with double trams in the peak

Preceding station		Manchester Metrolink		Following station
Westwood towards East Didsbury		East Didsbury – Shaw and Crompton Line		Oldham Central towards Shaw and Crompton
Westwood towards East Didsbury		East Didsbury – Rochdale Town Centre Line		Oldham Central towards Rochdale Town Centre

References

1. "> News > Date set for Oldham Metrolink line". Place North West. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

External links

• Metrolink stop information
• Oldham King Street area map