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Failsworth tram stop

Manchester metrolink logo.PNG Failsworth
Metrolink
Failsworth Metrolink station-Geograph-3053098.jpg
A tram approaching Failsworth tram stop
Failsworth is located in Manchester_Metrolink
Failsworth
Failsworth
Location of Failsworth in Greater Manchester
Location
Place Failsworth
Local authority Oldham
Coordinates 53°30′37″N 2°09′48″W / 53.5104°N 2.1634°W / 53.5104; -2.1634Coordinates: 53°30′37″N 2°09′48″W / 53.5104°N 2.1634°W / 53.5104; -2.1634
Grid reference SD893016
Platforms 2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone K
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 26 April 1881
Closed as rail station 3 October 2009
Conversion to Metrolink operation 13 June 2012