page_title: Braystones railway station
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Braystones railway station / History
caption_attribution_description: Pre Grouping railway junction around Camps; Sellafield &amp; Ravenglass
context_page_description: 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....".
context_section_description: 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. It was opened in stages, and the first section, that between Whitehaven and Ravenglass opened either on 1 June 1849 or on 21 July 1849. The station was host to four LMS caravans from 1937 to 1939.
  The station buildings are still extant however are in private ownership. A bus-stop style shelter is provided on the single platform.
caption: A 1903 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (right) railways in the vicinity of Braystones
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