Layton train station
You can reach 19 stations directly from Layton on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Blackrod, with 30 trains a day.
Layton is the nearest station for postcodes in FY2, FY3. Check your own postcode.
- 19 direct destinations
- 1,891st busiest in Britain
- Unstaffed
- Step-free in part
- 23 parking spaces
- 6 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Layton
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrod | 30 | 30 | 23 |
| Bolton | 42 | 42 | 23 |
| Blackpool North | 42 | 42 | 23 |
| Buckshaw Parkway | 42 | 42 | 23 |
| Chorley | 42 | 42 | 23 |
| Deansgate | 39 | 39 | 23 |
| Horwich Parkway | 42 | 42 | 23 |
| Kirkham and Wesham | 42 | 42 | 23 |
| Leyland | 38 | 38 | 23 |
| Lostock | 39 | 39 | 23 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 41 | 41 | 23 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 42 | 42 | 23 |
| Preston | 42 | 42 | 23 |
| Salford Crescent | 42 | 42 | 23 |
| Adlington | 30 | 30 | 22 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 42 | 42 | 19 |
| Heald Green | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| Manchester Airport | 42 | 42 | 18 |
| Burnage | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| East Didsbury | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gatley | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mauldeth Road | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lines serving Layton
Layton is on the Preston and Blackpool North Branch. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Layton station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Layton station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Layton station is
74,558 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,891st busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Layton and Preston (Lancs) than any other pair: 22,240 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Changing from 14 April 2027
From 14 April 2027, Layton gains 3 destinations including Gatley, Burnage, Mauldeth Road.
Nearest other stations
- Blackpool North 1.1 miles
- Poulton-le-Fylde 1.9 miles
- Blackpool South 2.7 miles
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach 3.4 miles
- Squires Gate 4.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Layton, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Poulton Curve Halt · 1.7 miles
- Blackpool Central · 1.8 miles
- Ramper Road · 2.7 miles
- Thornton–Cleveleys · 2.7 miles
- South Shore · 2.9 miles
- Singleton · 2.9 miles
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Facilities at Layton station
Layton is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Parking at Layton station
- Station Car Park 23 spaces
£2.20 a day, £8.80 a week
From National Rail's station record, last updated 8 April 2026.
Getting to Layton station
Layton station is in Blackpool, North West, and is run by Northern Trains.
The nearest motorway junction is M55 J4 (Marton Interchange), 3.3 miles south-east.
6 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Benson Road.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Layton station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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