Brayton was a junction railway where the Solway Junction Railway joined the Maryport & Carlisle Railway in Cumbria. On the latter Brayton was between Leegate and Aspatria on what is now the Cumbria Coast Line.
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| Signal box at Brayton Junction [1] |
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| Type: | Solway Junction Railway |
| Opened: | 1844 |
| Closed: | 1950 |
| Platforms: | 3 |
The station was opened by the Maryport & Carlisle Railway in 1844 though was not available for public use until 1848. In 1870 Brayton became a junction station when the Solway Junction Railway arrived, the next stop along the line being Bromfield. The station had extensive sidings for the Solway Junction Railway.
However, passenger traffic on the Solway Junction Railway was never high and was suspended in 1917, though reinstated after the First World War only to cease for good when the Solway Junction Railway closed in 1933. The station remained open on the mainline until 1950 when passenger traffic ceased, goods traffic continued until the mid-1960s.
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| Coaches stored at Brayton sidings |
[1] G.J. Aston & D.S. Barrie, "The Solway Junction Railway", Railway Magazine 70 (415) p. 32
