Browns is a locality in Central Southland in New Zealand's South Island.
State Highway 96 passes through the town on its route between Winton and Springhills.
In 1883, a bush tramway was built into the Browns area from a junction with the Kingston Branch in Winton.
This line was known as the Hedgehope Branch and opened on 17 July 1899 with a station in Browns.
Passenger services ceased on 9 February 1931, and due to the decline in freight from stations beyond Browns, the Browns-Hedgehope section closed on 24 December 1953.