General information | |||||
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Location | Layton, Blackpool England | ||||
Coordinates | 53°50′06″N 3°01′50″W / 53.8350°N 3.0306°W | ||||
Grid reference | SD322381 | ||||
Managed by | Northern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | LAY | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Preston and Wyre Joint Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Preston and Wyre Joint Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
May 1867 | Opened as Bispham[1] | ||||
4 July 1938 | Renamed Layton (Lancs)[2] | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 45,414 | ||||
2019/20 | 65,388 | ||||
2020/21 | 22,536 | ||||
2021/22 | 52,714 | ||||
2022/23 | 63,394 | ||||
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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 and is unstaffed.