title: South Chadderton tram stop
text: # South Chadderton tram stop
  
  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. 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.
  
  ## Service pattern
  
  * 12 minute service to Shaw and Crompton with double trams in the peak
  * 12 minute service to Rochdale Town Centre with double trams in the peak
  * 6 minute service to East Didsbury with double trams in the peak
  
  | Preceding station | Manchester Metrolink | Manchester Metrolink | Manchester Metrolink | Following station |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Hollinwoodtowards East Didsbury | | East Didsbury–Shaw and Crompton | | Freeholdtowards Shaw and Crompton |
  | Hollinwoodtowards East Didsbury | | East Didsbury–Rochdale | | Freeholdtowards Rochdale Town Centre |
  
  ## Connecting bus routes
  
  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.
  
  