Braystones railway station
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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.
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Location | Braystones, Copeland England | ||||
Coordinates | 54°26′22″N 3°32′31″W | ||||
Grid reference | NY000060 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||
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Station code | BYS | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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Original company | Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Furness Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region) | ||||
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19 July 1849 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 1,036 | ||||
2019/20 | 1,374 | ||||
2020/21 | 354 | ||||
2021/22 | 1,476 | ||||
2022/23 | 1,282 | ||||
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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]