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Braystones is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 37 miles (60 km) north-west of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the villages of Beckermet and Braystones in Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Braystones
General information
LocationBraystones, Copeland
England
Coordinates54°26′22″N 3°32′31″W
Grid referenceNY000060
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
Station codeBYS
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyWhitehaven and Furness Junction Railway
Pre-groupingFurness Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
19 July 1849Opened
Passengers
2016/17 956
2017/18 992
2018/19 1,036
2019/20 1,374
2020/21 354
Location
Braystones
Location in Copeland, Cumbria
Braystones
Location in Cumbria, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station is an unstaffed request stop. 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.
A 1903 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram, showing (right) railways in the vicinity of Braystones.
Looking north-west towards Whitehaven, as photographed in September 1961.
Looking north-west towards Whitehaven, as photographed in September 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 was host to four LMS caravans from 1937 to 1939.[5]

The station buildings are still extant however are in private ownership. As of June 2021 the old station building is called Platform 9 3/4. A bus-stop style shelter is provided on the single platform.


Service


Northern Trains
Route 6
Cumbrian Coast, Furness
and Windermere Lines
Carlisle
Dalston
Wigton
Aspatria
Maryport
Flimby
Workington
Harrington
Parton
Whitehaven
Corkickle
St Bees
Nethertown
Braystones
Sellafield
Seascale
Drigg
Ravenglass for Eskdale
Bootle
Silecroft
Millom
Green Road
Foxfield
Kirkby-in-Furness
Askam
Barrow-in-Furness
Roose
Dalton
Ulverston
Cark & Cartmel
Kents Bank
Grange-over-Sands
Arnside
Silverdale
Carnforth
Windermere
Staveley
Burneside
Kendal
Oxenholme Lake District
Lancaster
Preston
Wigan North Western
Manchester Oxford Road
Manchester Piccadilly
Mauldeth Road
Burnage
East Didsbury
Gatley
Heald Green
Manchester Airport

As of the 15 December 2019 timetable (still current at May 2021), five trains call in each direction (on request) from Monday to Friday, with one extra train in each direction on Saturdays. There is no late evening service, but a limited Sunday service of four trains in each direction (on request) was introduced at the May 2018 timetable change;[6] the first to run over this section since 1976.


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.
  5. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 22. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  6. Table 100 National Rail timetable, May 2018


Preceding station National Rail Following station
Nethertown   Northern Trains
Cumbrian Coast Line
  Sellafield
  Historical railways  
Nethertown   Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway   Sellafield



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