title: Freehold tram stop
text: # 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, and is located on Block Lane in Chadderton at its boundary with Oldham 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.
  
  | Preceding station | Manchester Metrolink | Manchester Metrolink | Manchester Metrolink | Following station |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | South Chaddertontowards East Didsbury | | East Didsbury–Shaw and Crompton | | Westwoodtowards Shaw and Crompton |
  | South Chaddertontowards East Didsbury | | East Didsbury–Rochdale | | Westwoodtowards Rochdale Town Centre |
  
  ## 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, 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 via Hathershaw.
  
  