Layton railway station

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This article is about the station in Lancashire. For the station in Layton, Utah, see Layton (UTA station).

Layton

Location
Place	Layton
Local authority	Blackpool
Coordinates	53°50′06″N 3°01′50″W / 53.8350°N 3.0306°W / 53.8350; -3.0306Coordinates: 53°50′06″N 3°01′50″W / 53.8350°N 3.0306°W / 53.8350; -3.0306
Grid reference	SD 322 381
Operations
Station code	LAY
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	42,099
2005/06	43,048
2006/07	40,882
2007/08	42,700
2008/09	46,226
2009/10	48,900
2010/11	55,554
2011/12	63,194
History
Original company	Preston and Wyre Joint Railway
Pre-grouping	Preston and Wyre Joint Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
May 1867	Opened as Bispham^[1]
4 July 1938	Renamed Layton (Lancs)^[2]
?	Renamed Layton
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Layton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Layton railway station (Formerly Bispham railway station ^[3] ) is on the Blackpool North to Preston railway line, in Lancashire, England, serving the Blackpool suburbs of Layton and Bispham. It is managed by Northern Rail and is unstaffed.

History

The railway line to Blackpool North, which was originally a branch off the line between Preston and Fleetwood, was opened by the Preston and Wyre Railway (PWR) on 29 April 1846.^[4] The PWR was taken over jointly by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) and the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1849, its title being amended to Preston and Wyre Joint Railway (PWJR).^[5] When the station at Layton was opened by the PWJR in May 1867 it was named Bispham, being renamed Layton (Lancs) on 4 July 1938.^[2]

It is one of two railway stations in the north of Blackpool. Layton still has the air of an old-fashioned commuter station although these days most workers go from here to Blackpool or Preston. There are two platforms and regular services to and from Blackpool.

The station used to have its own ticket office which closed in May 1994. Also prior to and during World War II the station had extensive sidings for goods wagons and works. Some served the Crossley Bros sawmill which occupied the site of today's B&Q and former Comet stores. ^[6] And others served the Borough councils transport depot located on Depot Road

A new overbridge has recently been constructed^[7] and was opened to the public on 15 July 2011. The old one has been removed.

Services

There is a basic hourly service in each direction throughout the week (including Sundays for the first time in several years), provided by the Manchester Victoria to Blackpool North stopping trains. First TransPennine Express services to Manchester Airport also stop at peak times.

References

↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 35. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Butt 1995, pp. 35,139
↑ http://www.time-capsules.co.uk/picture/number975.asp
↑ Marshall, John (1969). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 84. ISBN 0-7153-4352-1.
↑ Marshall 1969, pp. 85–86
↑ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Crossley_Brothers_%28Blackpool%29
↑ Dixon, Chris (17 May 2011). "A bridge too far for flats owners". Blackpool Gazette.

External links

Train times and station information for Layton railway station from National Rail
Blackpool & Fylde Rail Users’ Association—Layton, accessed 17 October 2007

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Blackpool North		First Transpennine Express TransPennine North West	Poulton-le-Fylde
Blackpool North		Northern Rail Blackpool Branch Line	Poulton-le-Fylde
	Disused railways
Blackpool North		Preston and Wyre Joint Railway Fleetwood Branch Line	Poulton Curve Halt
Blackpool North		Preston and Wyre Joint Railway Blackpool Branch Line	Poulton-le-Fylde

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Merseyrail Northern Line	Town Green Aughton Park Ormskirk

Ormskirk Branch Line	Ormskirk Burscough Junction Rufford Croston Preston

Blackpool Branch Lines	Preston Salwick Kirkham and Wesham Poulton-le-Fylde Layton Blackpool North Moss Side Lytham Ansdell and Fairhaven St Annes-on-the-Sea Squires Gate Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool South

Manchester to Preston Line	Adlington Chorley Buckshaw Parkway Leyland Preston

Ribble Valley Line	Entwistle Darwen Blackburn Ramsgreave and Wilpshire Langho Whalley Clitheroe

East Lancashire Line	Preston Lostock Hall Bamber Bridge Pleasington Cherry Tree Mill Hill Blackburn Rishton Church and Oswaldtwistle Accrington Huncoat Hapton Rose Grove Burnley Barracks Burnley Central Brierfield Nelson Colne

Caldervale Line	Burnley Manchester Road Accrington Blackburn Preston Poulton-le-Fylde Blackpool North

Leeds to Morecambe Line	Wennington Carnforth Lancaster Bare Lane Morecambe Heysham Port

Furness Line	Lancaster Carnforth Silverdale

Heritage Railways	Irwell Vale Rawtenstall Riversway Strand Road Crossing

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