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.
Leyland ![]() | |
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![]() Leyland railway station platforms 1 and 2 in 2007 | |
General information | |
Location | Leyland, South Ribble England |
Coordinates | 53.699°N 2.687°W / 53.699; -2.687 |
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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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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 (manned 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.
The station is served exclusively by Northern Trains trains between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly to Blackpool North.[4] Services to/from Manchester run mainly via Chorley since May 2019 following the full introduction of electric service over this route. Services to Manchester extend to Manchester Airport and services from Manchester start from Hazel Grove. Services on the Manchester route run hourly while services on the Liverpool route run as 2 trains every 3 hours with a 2 hour gap followed by a 1 hour gap.
On Sundays there are, more frequent, hourly services to and from Manchester Airport and Liverpool Lime Street, and two per hour to Blackpool North.
Limited First TransPennine Express services between Manchester Airport and Preston served Leyland until May 2012.
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Northern Trains Blackpool North - Hazel Grove/Manchester Airport | ||||
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Historical railways | ||||
Farington Line open, station closed |
North Union Railway | Euxton (L&NW) Line open, station closed | ||
Euxton (L&Y) Line open, station closed |
Railway stations in Lancashire | |
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West Coast Main Line | |
Kirkby branch line | |
Manchester–Southport line | |
Merseyrail Northern line | |
Ormskirk branch line | |
Blackpool branch lines | |
Manchester–Preston line |
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Ribble Valley line | |
East Lancashire line |
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Calder Valley line | |
Leeds–Morecambe line | |
Furness line | |
Heritage railways |
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