Layton railway station (England)


Layton railway station 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 and is unstaffed.

History

The railway line to, which was originally a branch off the line between and, was opened by the Preston and Wyre Railway on 29 April 1846. The PWR was taken over jointly by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and the London and North Western Railway in 1849, its title being amended to Preston and Wyre Joint Railway. When the station at Layton was opened by the PWJR in May 1867 it was named Bispham, being renamed Layton on 4 July 1938.
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. And others served the Borough councils transport depot located on Depot Road
A new overbridge has recently been constructed 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. Westbound trains originate at, whilst services towards Manchester continue to, though some Airport-bound trains also stop here during the weekday peaks. On Sundays, the service operates to and from Manchester Victoria.