Askam railway station

Askam is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between and . The station, situated 6 miles north of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the villages of and in .
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Askam, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, UK
  • Also known as: “ASK”, “Askam Railway Station”, and “Askam Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Peter and Dalton Castle.

Church
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 3,000 feet east of Askam railway station.

Castle
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Grade I listed 14th-century peel tower in , Cumbria, England. Constructed during a period of Scottish raids on Furness, it served as the administrative and judicial centre of the lordship of , functioning as a courthouse and prison as well as a defensive structure. is situated 2½ miles south of Askam railway station.

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 in southernmost Cumberland, , England. It is situated just outside the Lake District National Park, about 6 miles north of and 26 miles south of . is situated 2 miles west of Askam railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Askam in Furness and Marton.

Town
Photo: James Cocker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Askam and Ireleth is a civil parish close to in , , England. Historically part of , it originally consisted of two separate coastal villages with different origins and histories which, in recent times, have merged to become one continuous settlement.

Village
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is a village on the Furness peninsula in the county of , England. It shares a church, a parish council and primary school with the nearby . is situated 1½ miles east of Askam railway station.

Town
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is a town in the district, in , England, 4 miles north east of . Along with the rest of the Furness peninsula, it was historically part of . is situated 2½ miles southeast of Askam railway station.

Askam railway station

Latitude
54.18913° or 54° 11′ 21″ north
Longitude
-3.20456° or 3° 12′ 16″ west
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Northern Trains
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“ASK”
Open location code
9C6R5QQW+J5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6080982976
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6951936
Wiki­data ID
Q2501136
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Satellite Map

Discover Askam railway station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“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”
  • Urdu: “ایسکم ریلوے اسٹیشن”

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