Leyland railway station
Leyland  | |
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| Leyland railway station platforms 1 and 2 in 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Leyland |
| Local authority | South Ribble |
| Grid reference | SD547227 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LEY |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.281 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.286 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.293 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.326 million |
| 2008/09 |
 0.320 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.328 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.369 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.402 million |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Leyland from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Leyland railway station serves the town of Leyland in Lancashire, England. It was formerly "Golden Hill", the name of the street and area in which the station is based, but was renamed Leyland soon after opening. The original station was built in 1838, with two platforms.
The station is located on the West Coast Main Line just south of Preston, and is the approximate halfway point between Glasgow and London, some 198 miles in either direction, with a placard on Leyland Trucks' Spurrier works stating this fact.
The station is currently a four-platform hub, with a part-time ticket office. In 2011 new display screens were installed as well as an automated ticket machine, but the station still suffers from limited access for disabled people and prams. Former franchise holder First North Western ran Euston services from Blackpool which called at Leyland but these were soon discontinued. Leyland station is now very much a commuter station from and to Preston, with links to Chorley, Wigan and Liverpool (after years of no "Southbound" services towards Wigan a 'local' service was resumed in 1988) and Manchester, with no long distance main line services calling at the station.
The station at Farington, Farington railway station was closed before the Beeching Plan of the 1960s and no direct trains run to Lostock Hall.
Services
The station is served primarily by Northern Rail trains between Liverpool Lime Street and Blackpool North (hourly each way) and between Manchester Victoria and Blackpool North & Hazel Grove and Preston via Manchester Piccadilly (both hourly each way).
During the evenings and on Sundays there are hourly services to Manchester Victoria & Liverpool and two per hour to Preston and Blackpool North.
A few weekday peak hour TransPennine Express services between Manchester Airport and Blackpool North also call here.
Gallery
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The station in 1963
Navigation
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Buckshaw Parkway | Northern Rail Manchester-Preston Line |
Preston | ||
| Euxton Balshaw Lane | Northern Rail Blackpool-Liverpool Line |
Preston | ||
| Buckshaw Parkway | TransPennine Express TransPennine North West |
Preston | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Balshaw Lane and Euxton Line and station open |
North Union Railway | Farington Line open, station closed | ||
| Chorley Line and station open | ||||
Coordinates: 53°41′56″N 2°41′13″W / 53.699°N 2.687°W
External links
- Train times and station information for Leyland railway station from National Rail
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