Shaw and Crompton tram stop

Shaw and Crompton
Metrolink
Shaw and Crompton tram stop, on its opening day
Shaw and Crompton Location of Shaw and Crompton in Greater Manchester
Location
Place	Shaw and Crompton
Local authority	Oldham
Coordinates	53°34′34″N 2°05′23″W / 53.5762°N 2.0898°WCoordinates: 53°34′34″N 2°05′23″W / 53.5762°N 2.0898°W
Grid reference	SD941088
Platforms	3
Fare zone information
Present status	In operation
Operations
Original operator	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping company	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping company	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
Opened	2 November 1863
Closed as rail station	2009
Conversion to Metrolink operation	16 December 2012[1][2]
Former name	Shaw
Renamed	1 December 1897; 6 May 1974; 15 May 1989
Oldham and Rochdale Line Rochdale Town Centre Rochdale Railway Station Newbold Kingsway Business Park Milnrow Newhey Shaw and Crompton Derker Oldham Mumps Oldham Central Oldham King Street Westwood Freehold South Chadderton Hollinwood Failsworth Newton Heath and Moston Central Park Monsall to Queens Road Depot to Bury Manchester Victoria  to Exchange Square to Ashton-under-Lyne
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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.

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.

History

Former signal box, demolished during conversion to light rail

The railway line between Oldham Mumps and Rochdale was first proposed in 1845, but not authorised until 1859.^[3] The line was opened to freight trains on 12 August 1863, and for passengers on 2 November.^[4] One of the four new stations opened that day was Shaw, 2 ¹⁄₂ miles (4.0 km) from Oldham Mumps.^[4][5] The new line from Oldham Mumps to Rochdale East Junction created a Middleton Junction to Rochdale route. In 1880 a line was built from Oldham Werneth to Thorpes Bridge Junction near Newton Heath. Subsequently the whole Thorpes Bridge Junction to Rochdale East Junction route became known as the Oldham Loop Line. The pattern of train services on the Oldham Loop Line involved a greater number of trains serving the Oldham stations, and less services continuing on to Rochdale. In the 1960s and 1970s fewer and fewer trains ran from Oldham Mumps to Rochdale, and in May 1972 the Secretary of State for Transport announced that this part of the Oldham Loop including Shaw and Crompton Station would be closed. The closure did not go ahead because SELNEC PTE (which became Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) in 1974) agreed to fund the continuation of services. The involvement of the GMPTE led to a more frequent pattern of trains serving the Oldham Mumps to Rochdale section.^[6]

Intended originally to serve local cotton mills,^[7] the station later became used by commuters. It was renamed three times: originally named Shaw, it became Shaw and Crompton on 1 December 1897;^[5] Shaw on 6 May 1974;^[5][8] and finally Shaw and Crompton on 15 May 1989.^[5][6]

The station had a signal cabin (which supervised the southern end of the single track section to Rochdale, along with the turnback siding used by terminating trains from Manchester) and one of the United Kingdom's sixteen hundred road level crossings. The box was closed & demolished during the conversion work, whilst the crossing is now protected by traffic lights.

After being initially shelved, plans to turn the line into part of Greater Manchester's Metrolink network were accepted by the government on 6 July 2006.^[9]

The station closed on 3 October 2009, was converted to light rail and re-opened on 16 December 2012.^[1][2] The new station was built on the opposite side of Beal Lane,^[10] removing the need for terminating trams to cross the road.^[11] Services were extended from Shaw northbound to Rochdale via Milnrow on 28 February 2013.^[12][13]

Services

Services are mostly every 12 minutes on all routes.^[14] Since December 2015, there are now trams southbound to Exchange Square as well as to Ashton-under-Lyne (Mon-Sat), giving a 6-minute service frequency to Manchester Victoria until mid-evening. On Sundays southbound trams run to Exchange Square during the day rather than Ashton as before.

Connecting bus routes

Route	Destination 1	Destination 2	Operator	Service	Stop Location
58[15]	Rochdale via Newhey , Milnrow , Firgrove, Newbold	Middleton via Derker , Oldham , Chadderton, Mills Hill	First	Mon-Sat Daytime	Market Street
59[16]	Rushcroft	Manchester via Derker , Oldham , Chadderton, Mills Hill , Middleton, Bowker Vale , Cheetham Hill	First	Daytime & Evening	Market Street
181(a)[17]	Wren's Nest	Manchester via Heyside, Royton, Boundary Park, Chadderton, Newton Heath , Central Park	First	Daytime & Evening	Market Street
181(b)[17]	Rochdale via Newhey , Milnrow , Firgrove, Newbold	Manchester via Heyside, Royton, Boundary Park, Chadderton, New Moston , Central Park	First	Mon-Sat Evenings All day Sunday	Market Street
182[18]	Rochdale via Newhey , Milnrow , Firgrove, Newbold	Manchester via Royton, Royal Oldham Hospital, Chadderton, Newton Heath Central Park	First	Daytime & Evening	Market Street
403[19]	Rushcroft via Buckstones	Rushcroft via High Crompton	First	Mon-Sat Daytime	Beal Lane
408(a)[20]	Buckstones	Stalybridge via Royton, Oldham, Glodwick, Abbeyhills, Hartshead, Smallshaw, Hurst Cross	Rosso MCT First	Mon-Sat Daytime	Beal Lane
408(b)[20]	Wren's Nest via Buckstones	Stalybridge via Royton, Royal Oldham Hospital, Oldham, Glodwick, Alt (Mon-Sat), Abbeyhills, Hurst Cross, Tameside General Hospital	Rosso MCT First	Mon-Sat Evening All Day Sunday	Beal Lane
435[21]	Buckstones	Rochdale via Crompton House School, Turf Hill	Rosso	Mon-Sat Daytime	Beal Lane

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References and notes

1. Kirby, Dean (12 December 2012). "Shaw and Crompton Metrolink trams start this Sunday". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
2. "Metrolink stations 'to boost two Greater Manchester areas'". bbc.co.uk. 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
3. Marshall, John (1970). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 2. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 16. ISBN 0-7153-4906-6.
4. Marshall 1970, p. 19
5. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 209. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
6. "Disused Stations: Shaw & Crompton Station". disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
7. "Manchester Metrolink — A Brief Rail History". Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA). Retrieved 12 August 2006.
8. Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine (London: IPC Transport Press Ltd) 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
9. "Metrolink extension is announced". BBC News. 6 July 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2006.
10. "Shaw and Crompton Local Area Map" (PDF). Metrolink. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
11. "Shaw and Crompton Metrolink stop" (PDF). Metrolink. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
12. "Next stop: Rochdale!". Transport for Greater Manchester. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
13. "Oldham and Rochdale line". Metrolink. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
14. "Metrolink - Tram Times - Shaw and Crompton". Metrolink / Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
15. http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/RouteMaps/58.pdf
16. http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/RouteMaps/59.pdf
17. http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/RouteMaps/181.pdf
18. http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/RouteMaps/182.pdf
19. http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/RouteMaps/403.pdf
20. http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/RouteMaps/408.pdf
21. http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/RouteMaps/435.pdf
22. "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 13 February 2013.

External links

• Metrolink stop information
• Shaw and Crompton area map
• Light Rail Transit Association: Manchester to Oldham and Rochdale

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