Oldham and Rochdale Line

Oldham and Rochdale Line
A M5000 tram at Oldham Mumps tram stop.
Overview
Locale	Manchester, Chadderton, Oldham , Rochdale
Termini	Manchester Victoria Rochdale Town Centre
Stations	19
Service
Type	Tram/Light rail
System	Manchester Metrolink
Rolling stock	M5000
History
Opened	13 June 2012 (Victoria to Oldham Mumps) 16 December 2012 (Oldham Mumps to Shaw & Crompton) 28 February 2013 (Shaw & Crompton to Rochdale railway station) 27 January 2014 (Oldham town centre line) 31 March 2014 (Rochdale railway station to Rochdale Town Centre)
Technical
Track length	23.5 km (14.6 mi)
Character	Converted railway line with street running sections.
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 volts DC overhead
Operating speed	50 mph (80km/h)
Route map Legend 0:00 Rochdale Town Centre 0:04 Rochdale Railway Station Calder Valley line 0:07 Newbold Rochdale Canal 0:08 Kingsway Business Park 0:10 Milnrow  M62  0:12 Newhey 0:16 Shaw and Crompton 0:19 Derker 0:21 Oldham Mumps 0:23 Oldham Central 0:24 Oldham King Street 0:26 Westwood 0:29 Freehold 0:31 South Chadderton  M60  0:32 Hollinwood Rochdale Canal 0:34 Failsworth 0:36 Newton Heath and Moston Calder Valley line 0:39 Central Park 0:40 Monsall to Queens Road Depot to Queens Road River Irk to Victoria This diagram: view talk edit

The Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) is a light rail/tram line on the Manchester Metrolink in Greater Manchester, running from North Manchester to Rochdale town centre via Oldham, reusing most of the trackbed of the former Oldham Loop railway line which closed in 2009. The line was re-opened in a modified form as a tramway from 2012 – 2014, as part of Phase 3 of the Metrolink's expansion.