![]() Leyland railway station platforms 1 and 2 in 2007 | |
General information | |
Location | Leyland, South Ribble England |
Coordinates | 53°41′56″N2°41′13″W / 53.699°N 2.687°W |
Grid reference | SD547227 |
Managed by | Northern Trains |
Platforms | 4 |
Other information | |
Station code | LEY |
Classification | DfT category D |
History | |
Original company | North Union Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
31 October 1838 | Opened as Golden Hill [1] |
1838 | Renamed Leyland [1] |
Passengers | |
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Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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 (staffed 06:45-17:45 Mondays to Saturdays and 08:15-15:45 Sundays). [2] In 2011 new digital display screens were installed as well as an automated ticket machine and a new ticket office was built in 2014;A new pedestrian footbridge with lifts was built in 2016 bringing step-free access to all four platforms [3] and an automated PA system was installed in 2018.
Former franchise holder First North Western ran Euston services from Blackpool which called at Leyland in the late 1990s but these were soon discontinued. Leyland station is now very much a commuter station from and to Preston,with links to Chorley,Wigan,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.
Six-carriage (coupled 3-car) Class 331 units run on most services to/from Manchester and some services to/from Liverpool. The platforms are currently too short to open all doors at Leyland,and only the front four carriages will open. Works are currently taking place as of November 2023 to extend the platforms to allow all doors to open.
The station is served exclusively by Northern Trains trains from Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Airport to Blackpool North. [4]
As of December 2022,there are 2 express trains per hour southbound to Manchester Airport via Chorley and Manchester Piccadilly,and 1 train per hour semi-fast to Liverpool Lime Street. All trains northbound terminate at Blackpool North. On Sundays,1 train per hour runs on both routes. The Sunday service to Liverpool Lime Street becomes a stopping service and calls at most intermediate stations between Blackpool North and Liverpool Lime Street. [5]
Bryn railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of Bryn in Ashton-in-Makerfield,Greater Manchester,England. The station is situated on the electrified Liverpool–Wigan line 16+1⁄4 miles (26.2 km) northeast of Liverpool Lime Street and 3+3⁄4 miles (6.0 km) south of Wigan. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by Northern Trains.
Stockport railway station in Stockport,Greater Manchester,England,is 6 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly on the West Coast Main Line to London Euston.
Blackpool North railway station is the main station serving the seaside resort of Blackpool in Lancashire,England. It is the terminus of the main Blackpool branch line and is 17+1⁄2 miles (28 km) northwest of Preston.
Kirkham and Wesham railway station serves the Lancashire towns of Kirkham and Wesham,in England. It is managed by Northern Trains,who operate most of the passenger services that call there.
Euxton Balshaw Lane is one of two railway stations situated in Euxton,Lancashire,England. It is a local station on the West Coast Main Line on the stretch between Wigan and Preston.
Chorley railway station serves the town of Chorley in Lancashire,England. Since 2004 it has been linked with Chorley Interchange bus and coach station. It is on the Manchester–Preston line.
Wigan North Western railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Wigan,Greater Manchester,England.
Wigan Wallgate railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Wigan in Greater Manchester,England. The station serves two routes,the Manchester-Southport Line and the Manchester-Kirkby Line. It is 16 miles north-west of Manchester Victoria. The station is managed by Northern Trains,who operate all trains serving it.
Lostock railway station serves the suburbs of Heaton and Lostock in Bolton,Greater Manchester,England. Built for the Liverpool and Bury Railway in 1852,the station was closed in 1966,then reopened on a smaller scale in 1988 to serve commuters.
Heald Green railway station serves the suburb of Heald Green in Stockport,Greater Manchester,England.
Hazel Grove railway station is a junction on both the Stockport to Buxton and Stockport to Sheffield lines,serving the village of Hazel Grove,Greater Manchester,England.
Birchwood railway station is a railway station serving the town of Birchwood,Cheshire,England. The station is 24+1⁄4 miles (39.0 km) east of Liverpool Lime Street and 13+1⁄4 miles (21.3 km) west of Manchester Piccadilly on the Liverpool-Manchester line.
Wavertree Technology Park railway station is in the suburbs of Liverpool,at the western end of Olive Mount cutting,on the original Liverpool-Manchester line. The station opened on 13 August 2000,at a cost of £2 million. Train services are operated by Northern Trains.
St Helens Central railway station is a railway station serving the town of St Helens,Merseyside,England. It is on the Liverpool to Wigan Line from Liverpool Lime Street to Wigan North Western. The station and all trains calling at it are operated by TransPennine Express or Northern Trains.
The Liverpool–Wigan line is a railway line in the north-west of England,running between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western via St Helens Central station. The line is a part of the electrified Merseyrail Liverpool to Wigan City Line. The stations,and all trains serving it,are operated by Northern Trains,however the stations are branded Merseyrail using Merseyrail ticketing.
Burnage railway station is a railway station in south Manchester,England,in the suburb of Burnage on the Styal Line. The station is served by Manchester –Crewe Northern Trains stopping services to Manchester Airport. It caters mainly for commuter traffic,being electrified at 25 kV AC overhead,and is used by EMU traffic.
Mauldeth Road railway station is a suburban railway station serving the Ladybarn area of Manchester,England. It is the last station before Manchester Piccadilly on the Styal Line and was electrified in 1959. The station sits on the Styal Line to Manchester Airport,one of the most congested lines on the national rail network.
Roby railway station serves the village of Roby,Merseyside,England. It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Liverpool Lime Street on the former Liverpool and Manchester Railway,and 1⁄2 mile (800 m) west of Huyton. It is operated by Northern Trains,as part of Merseytravel's electrified City Line to Manchester and Wigan North Western.
Garswood railway station serves the village of Garswood in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens,Merseyside,England. It is situated on the electrified Merseytravel Liverpool to Wigan City Line,15 miles (24 km) northeast of Liverpool Lime Street. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by Northern Trains,however the station is branded Merseyrail using Merseyrail ticketing.
Buckshaw Parkway is a British railway station which opened on 3 October 2011 on the Manchester to Preston Line,near Euxton Junction with the West Coast Main Line. It is one of Euxton's two railway stations being in Buckshaw Village,formerly the Royal Ordnance Factory between Chorley and Leyland. It is close to the site of the four-platform Chorley ROF Halt,which was closed in 1964,remained virtually intact until the 1970s,but was finally cleared in the early 2000s.
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