Layton railway station
You can reach 23 stations directly from Layton on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Bolton, with 45 trains a day.
Layton is the nearest station for postcodes in FY2, FY3. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Layton
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton | 45 | 42 | 24 |
| Blackpool North | 45 | 42 | 24 |
| Buckshaw Parkway | 45 | 42 | 24 |
| Chorley | 45 | 42 | 24 |
| Horwich Parkway | 45 | 42 | 24 |
| Kirkham and Wesham | 45 | 42 | 24 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 45 | 42 | 20 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 45 | 42 | 24 |
| Preston | 45 | 42 | 24 |
| Salford Crescent | 43 | 42 | 24 |
| Lostock | 42 | 39 | 24 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 42 | 41 | 24 |
| Leyland | 41 | 38 | 24 |
| Deansgate | 40 | 39 | 24 |
| Manchester Airport | 40 | 42 | 19 |
| Adlington | 31 | 30 | 23 |
| Blackrod | 31 | 30 | 24 |
| Heald Green | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| Burnage | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| East Didsbury | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gatley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mauldeth Road | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Stockport | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How busy Layton 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 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Layton loses 1 including Stockport.
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
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.