Braystones is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between and . The station, which is situated from Carnforth (measured via Barrow-in-Furness), serves the villages of Beckermet and Braystones in Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains, and is located between Nethertown and Sellafield.
The station is unstaffed and 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...".Pearson's Railway Rides, The Cumbrian Coast. J M Pearson & Son, Staffs, 1992.
History
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 . It was opened in stages, and Braystones opened on 19 July 1849. The station was host to four LMS caravans from 1937 to 1939.
The station buildings still exist, but are in private ownership.
Accidents and incidents On 4 July 1977, a tanker train derailed to the south of the station after passing over a bridge, with tankers demolishing two bungalows. No one was injured in the accident.
In September 2025, a train collided with a van at the station's level crossing. The driver of the van failed to see the approaching train and was banned from driving.
Facilities A bus-stop style shelter is provided on the single platform. There is a Harrington hump, due to the large step down from the train to the platform. There are no other facilities except a bench.
Passenger volume The station, alongside neighbouring Nethertown, are among the least used stations in north west England, and are the least used stations in Cumbria. +Passenger volume at Braystones2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits1,6799667068761,0961,9641,9709661,0466208921,0289569921,0361,3743541,4761,2821,5321,472 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
As of the May 2026 timetable, there are four northbound trains and five southbound trains on weekdays and Saturdays. There is a limited Sunday service of two trains northbound and three trains southbound. Due to ongoing engineering works, trains heading north terminate at Corkickle, rather than run through to Carlisle.eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 107 (Network Rail) A Sunday service was first introduced at the May 2018 timetable change.
Community rail The station, along with all other stations along the line, are part of the Community Rail Cumbria group.
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