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| General information | |||||
| Location | Layton, Borough of Blackpool, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°50′06″N3°01′50″W / 53.8350°N 3.0306°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SD322381 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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| May 1867 | Opened as Bispham [1] | ||||
| 4 July 1938 | Renamed Layton (Lancs) [2] | ||||
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Layton (formerly Bispham) is a railway station that serves the Blackpool suburbs of Layton and Bispham,in Lancashire,England. It is a stop on the northern Blackpool branch line. It is managed by Northern Trains and is unstaffed.
The railway line to Blackpool North,which was originally a branch from the line between Preston and Fleetwood,was opened by the Preston and Wyre Railway (PWR) on 29 April 1846. [3] 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 was amended to Preston and Wyre Joint Railway (PWJR). [4] When the station at Layton was opened by the PWJR in May 1867,it was named Bispham. It was renamed Layton (Lancs) on 4 July 1938. [2]
Prior to and during World War II,the station had extensive sidings for goods wagons. Some served the Crossley Bros sawmill which occupied the site of today's retail development, [5] and others served the borough council's transport depot on Depot Road.
A new overbridge was opened to the public on 15 July 2011. [6]
The station's ticket office was closed in May 1994. Now unstaffed,it has a digital information screen to supply train running information. There is a 23 soace car park and bicycle storage. Step-free access is available to the two platforms. [7]
Northern Trains' typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [8]
| Preceding station | | Following station | ||
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| Northern Trains | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Blackpool North | Preston and Wyre Joint Railway Fleetwood Branch Line | Poulton Curve Halt | ||
| Preston and Wyre Joint Railway Blackpool Branch Line | Poulton-le-Fylde | |||