Braystones railway station

Braystones railway station serves the villages of Braystones and Beckermet in Cumbria, as well as caravan sites and beach bungalows in the vicinity.

Braystones
View north-west, towards Nethertown
LocationBeckermet, Copeland
England
Coordinates54.440°N 3.543°W / 54.440; -3.543
Grid referenceNY000060
Managed byNorthern
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeBYS
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyWhitehaven and Furness Junction Railway
Pre-groupingFurness Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
21 July 1849Station opened
Passengers
2015/16 1,028
2016/17 956
2017/18 992
2018/19 1,036
2019/20 1,374
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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 was host to four LMS caravans from 1937 to 1939.[5]

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

Service

Route 6:
Cumbrian Coast Line and
Windermere Line
Carlisle
Dalston (Cumbria)
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 and Cartmel
Kents Bank
Grange-over-Sands
Arnside
Silverdale
Carnforth
Windermere
Staveley
Burneside
Kendal
Oxenholme Lake District
Lancaster
Preston
Manchester Oxford Road
Manchester Piccadilly
Manchester Airport

As of the 30 June 2019 timetable, six trains call in each direction (on request) from Monday to Friday, with seven northbound and five southbound trains 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  5. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). 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
Northern
Cumbrian Coast Line


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