Braithwaite railway station

Former railway station in Cumberland, England

54°36′25″N 3°11′13″W / 54.607°N 3.187°W / 54.607; -3.187Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyCockermouth, Keswick and Penrith RailwayPre-groupingCockermouth, Keswick and Penrith RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates2 January 1865Station opened18 April 1966Station closed

Braithwaite railway station was situated on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway between Penrith and Cockermouth in Cumbria, England. The station served the village of Braithwaite.

The station opened to passenger traffic on 2 January 1865.^[1] The station was host to six LMS caravans in 1934 and 1935 followed by eight caravans from 1936 to 1939. A camping coach was also positioned here by the London Midland Region from 1958 to 1964.^[2]

The station closed on 18 April 1966.^[1]

The station building survives as a private residence.

References

^ ^a ^b Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 95. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. pp. 22 & 50. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.