Braystones railway station

Braystones
View north-west, towards Nethertown
Location
Place	Beckermet
Local authority	Copeland
Coordinates	54°26′24″N 3°32′35″W / 54.440°N 3.543°WCoordinates: 54°26′24″N 3°32′35″W / 54.440°N 3.543°W
Grid reference	NY000060
Operations
Station code	BYS
Managed by	Northern
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	1,679
2005/06	966
2006/07	706
2007/08	876
2008/09	1,096
2009/10	1,964
2010/11	1,970
2011/12	966
2012/13	1,046
2013/14	620
2014/15	892
History
Original company	Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Furness Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
21 July 1849	Station opened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Braystones from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Braystones railway station serves the villages of Braystones and Beckermet in Cumbria, as well as caravan sites and beach bungalows in the vicinity.

The station is an unstaffed request stop on the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line. It is situated directly on the coast in a remote location. Pearson's 1992 railway guide is moved to comment, "The tiny halts at Braystones and Nethertown are as remote as anything British Rail has to offer....".^[1]

History

A 1903 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (right) railways in the vicinity of Braystones

View NW, towards Whitehaven in 1961

The Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway was authorised in 1847 for a line which would link the town of Whitehaven with the Furness Railway at Broughton-in-Furness.^[2] It was opened in stages, and the first section, that between Whitehaven and Ravenglass opened either on 1 June 1849^[3] or on 21 July 1849.^[4]

The station buildings are still extant however are in private ownership. A bus-stop style shelter is provided on the single platform.

Service

The service is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services. Four trains call in each direction (on request) Monday to Saturday. There is no evening or Sunday service.

References

1. Pearson's Railway Rides, The Cumbrian Coast. J M Pearson & Son, Staffs, 1992.
2. Rush, Robert W. (1973). The Furness Railway 1843-1923. The Oakwood Library of Railway History. Lingfield: Oakwood Press. pp. 33–34. OL35.
3. Rush 1973, p. 34
4. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 42,195,248. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

External links

• Train times and station information for Braystones railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Nethertown		Northern Rail Cumbrian Coast Line Mondays-Saturdays only		Sellafield