Brayton railway station

Brayton railway station
Brayton station in 1961
General information
Location	Brayton Hall, Allerdale England
Coordinates	54°46′51″N 3°17′53″W / 54.7808°N 3.2980°W / 54.7808; -3.2980
Grid reference	NY166436
Platforms	3
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Maryport & Carlisle Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1844	Opened as private station
1 March 1848	Opened to public passengers
5 June 1950	Station closed to passengers
27 September 1965	Closed to goods

v t e Maryport and Carlisle Railway
Legend
West Coast Main Line to Glasgow and Edinburgh Carlisle Citadel West Coast Main Line to London Cummersdale Dalston Curthwaite Crofton private station Wigton Brookfield Aikbank Junction Leegate Solway Junction Rly Brayton High Blaithwaite Mealsgate Allhallows Colliery Baggrow Aspatria Arkleby (closed 1852) Bullgill Dearham Bridge Maryport Cumbrian Coast line Dearham Linefoot Linefoot Junction Cleator and Workington Junction Railway Dovenby Lodge Papcastle Cockermouth and Workington Railway Brigham Cockermouth and Workington Railway

Brayton was a railway station which served as the interchange for the Solway Junction Railway (SJR) with the Maryport and Carlisle Railway (M&CR); it also served nearby Brayton Hall and district in Cumbria. The station was opened by the M&CR and became a junction station in 1870 on the 25 mile long SJR line.^[1]