Askam railway station
Askam is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 6 miles north of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the villages of Askam-in-Furness and Ireleth in Cumbria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Askam, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “ASK”, “Askam Railway Station”, and “Askam Station”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Peter and Dalton Castle.
Church of St Peter
Church
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Peter is situated 3,000 feet east of Askam railway station.
Dalton Castle
Castle
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dalton Castle is a grade I listed 14th-century peel tower situated in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. It was constructed by the monks of Furness Abbey for the protection of the nearby market town, and was the building from which the Abbot administered the area and dispensed justice. Dalton Castle is situated 2½ miles south of Askam railway station.
Hodbarrow Beacon
Lighthouse
Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Millom is a town and civil parish on the north shore of the estuary of the River Duddon in southernmost Cumberland, Cumbria, England. It is situated just outside the Lake District National Park, about 6 miles north of Barrow-in-Furness and 26 miles south of Whitehaven. Hodbarrow Beacon is situated 2 miles west of Askam railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Askam in Furness and Marton.
Marton
Village
Photo: Miss Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marton is a village on the Furness peninsula in the county of Cumbria, England. It shares a church, a parish council and primary school with the nearby Lindal-in-Furness. Marton is situated 1½ miles east of Askam railway station.
Dalton-in-Furness
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalton-in-Furness is a town in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, 4 miles north east of Barrow-in-Furness. Along with the rest of the Furness peninsula, it was historically part of Lancashire. Dalton-in-Furness is situated 2½ miles southeast of Askam railway station.
Askam railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Askam and Ireleth, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.18913° or 54° 11′ 21″ northLongitude
-3.20456° or 3° 12′ 16″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Operator
Northern TrainsNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“ASK”Open location code
9C6R5QQW+J5OpenStreetMap ID
node 6080982976OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
6951936Wikidata ID
Q2501136
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Askam railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Askam”
- Dutch: “Station Askam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة اسكام”
- Finnish: “Askamin rautatieasema”
- French: “Askam”
- French: “gare d’Askam”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Askam railway station”. Photo: J Milburn, CC BY 2.5.