Layton railway station (England)

Layton
National Rail
General information
LocationLayton, Blackpool
England
Coordinates53°50′06″N 3°01′50″W / 53.8350°N 3.0306°W / 53.8350; -3.0306
Grid referenceSD322381
Managed byNorthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeLAY
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyPreston and Wyre Joint Railway
Pre-groupingPreston and Wyre Joint Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
May 1867Opened as Bispham[1]
4 July 1938Renamed Layton (Lancs)[2]
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 45,414
2019/20Increase 65,388
2020/21Decrease 22,536
2021/22Increase 52,714
2022/23Increase 63,394
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Butt 1995, pp. 35, 139
  3. ^ "Time-capsules.co.uk".