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°W / 53.5762; -2.0898Coordinates: 53°34′34″N 2°05′23″W / 53.5762°N 2.0898°W / 53.5762; -2.0898
Grid reference SD941088
Platforms 3
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone L
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 (1863-11-02)
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
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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 September 2016, there are now trams southbound to Exchange Square as well as to East Didsbury, giving a 6-minute service frequency to Manchester Victoria until mid-evening.

Connecting bus routes

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References and notes

  1. 1 2 Kirby, Dean (12 December 2012). "Shaw and Crompton Metrolink trams start this Sunday". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 Marshall 1970, p. 19
  5. 1 2 3 4 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 209. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  6. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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.
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Preceding station   Manchester Metrolink   Following station
Rochdale Town Centre – Exchange Square Line
towards East Didsbury
Shaw and Crompton – East Didsbury LineTerminus
Historical railways
Royton Junction   L&YR
Oldham Loop Line		   New Hey
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